in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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That’s when death is imminent, both on the battlefield and in business.
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Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Netflix is back in business with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, setting its second ever live boxing special for July 11 at Madison Square Garden.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Foxx has been in business with the network for the past few years, co-hosting game show Beat Shazam with his daughter Corinne and exec producing Alert: Missing Persons Unit, which is heading into its third season.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
McCartney held her show in an office building on the outskirts of Paris, and models in business suits danced on desks and answered phones in a performance piece straight out of an ‘80s commercial.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Netflix is back in business with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, setting its second ever live boxing special for July 11 at Madison Square Garden.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Foxx has been in business with the network for the past few years, co-hosting game show Beat Shazam with his daughter Corinne and exec producing Alert: Missing Persons Unit, which is heading into its third season.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
McCartney held her show in an office building on the outskirts of Paris, and models in business suits danced on desks and answered phones in a performance piece straight out of an ‘80s commercial.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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