Meanings
verbcome into play (third-person singular simple present comes into play, present participle coming into play, simple past came into play, past participle come into play)
present singular third person comes into play · participle present coming into play · past came into play
- To become involved, start to play a role.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 發揮作用 /发挥作用
- 發揮作用 /发挥作用 (fāhuī zuòyòng)become involved
Finnish alkaa vaikuttaa, alkaa vaikuttamaan
- alkaa vaikuttaabecome involved
- alkaa vaikuttamaanbecome involved
French entrer en jeu
- entrer en jeubecome involved
German hineinspielen
- hineinspielenbecome involved
Italian entrare in gioco
- entrare in giocobecome involved
Japanese 働く
- 働く (hataraku)become involved
Korean 등장하다
- 등장하다 (deungjanghada)become involved
Polish dawać o sobie znać, dać o sobie znać
- dawać o sobie znaćbecome involved
- dać o sobie znaćbecome involved
- odgrywać rolębecome involved
- odegrać rolębecome involved
Portuguese entrar em jogo
- entrar em jogobecome involved
Cite this entry
APA
come into play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20into%20play
MLA
“come into play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20into%20play. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come into play,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20into%20play.
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