caught in the act
idiom
: caught while doing something specified
He tried to rob a bank and was caught in the act.
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Nearly half of shoplifters (48%) have been caught in the act.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Kids often love discovering their elf caught in the act of holiday hijinks, such as hiding in the snack drawer.
—Apryl Duncan, Parents, 29 July 2024
But time and again, it has gotten caught in the act.
—Jacques E. C. Hymans, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2014
That loophole is needed so that the future can exert an overall pull on the present, without ever being caught in the act of doing it in any particular instance.
—Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Kids often love discovering their elf caught in the act of holiday hijinks, such as hiding in the snack drawer.
—Apryl Duncan, Parents, 29 July 2024
But time and again, it has gotten caught in the act.
—Jacques E. C. Hymans, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2014
That loophole is needed so that the future can exert an overall pull on the present, without ever being caught in the act of doing it in any particular instance.
—Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
See all Example Sentences for caught in the act
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“Caught in the act.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caught%20in%20the%20act. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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