in use

idiom

: being used
All of the computers are currently in use.

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Troubleshooting such an issue can take hours, involving multiple teams and requiring deep domain expertise across both Kubernetes and the add-ons in use until the issue can be traced back from the symptom (app downtime) to the actual RC. Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 While available for more than a decade, the programs saw a surge in use during the pandemic as students transitioned to online learning from home, said Jennifer Jones, a staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024 The free virtual queue — now in use during annual passholder previews — will be accessible via the Disneyland app. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024 Burial within a church was typically saved for high-status individuals and clergy, and Yeardley was one of two knights to die while the Jamestown church was in use, according to Jamestown Rediscovery. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in use 

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“In use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20use. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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