in rehearsal
idiom
: in the act of preparing for a public performance by practicing
musicians in rehearsal
also
: in the process of being rehearsed by the performers
a production of King Lear in rehearsal
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The follow-up joke [about the Coneheads] was rewritten in rehearsal.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s so many people rehearsing that sometimes things change in rehearsal.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
Most new things actors try in rehearsal don’t work, but breakthroughs aren’t possible without creative risks.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Linder was offered a contract and a name for her character – Esther Valentine – in 1985, thanks to Cooper, who used the name in rehearsal.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s so many people rehearsing that sometimes things change in rehearsal.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
Most new things actors try in rehearsal don’t work, but breakthroughs aren’t possible without creative risks.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Linder was offered a contract and a name for her character – Esther Valentine – in 1985, thanks to Cooper, who used the name in rehearsal.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for in rehearsal
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“In rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rehearsal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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