in use

idiom

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

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Palisades is currently in a safe condition, NRC spokesperson Scott Burnell said, as the steam generators are not in use because the plant is shut down and defueled. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025 Preliminary studies suggest the pottery workshop was in use during the Byzantine era but was repurposed during the seventh century C.E. as a cemetery. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 As such, despite the sanctions, the application has remained in use. Brady Dale, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 Air raid sirens and several explosions were heard in Jerusalem, apparently the sounds of the interceptors in use. arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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