in the act (of doing something)
idiom
: in the process of doing something
When they arrived, I was just in the act of starting to make dinner.
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It’s rooted in the act of contemporary and an elevated edge.
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Jasper Brown, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
For these individuals, the value lies both in the act of drinking and in ownership itself.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
See photo of winged homeless man caught in the act of littering.
—Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Catching Burmese pythons — an invasive species in Floridas known to eat alligators and deer — in the act of eating is often difficult.
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Jasper Brown, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
For these individuals, the value lies both in the act of drinking and in ownership itself.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
See photo of winged homeless man caught in the act of littering.
—Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Catching Burmese pythons — an invasive species in Floridas known to eat alligators and deer — in the act of eating is often difficult.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in the act (of doing something)
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“In the act (of doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20act%20%28of%20doing%20something%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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