in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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Upstairs, an heirloom teddy bear-making class was in session.
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
Successful Kiwanis clubs are in session all around Litchfield, including Willmar, Benson, Olivia and St. Cloud.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Access to nonpublic areas — including administrative or faculty offices, classrooms in session and research laboratories — is restricted without a warrant, according to the California State University system.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Parker noted that schools will be in session on Monday.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
Successful Kiwanis clubs are in session all around Litchfield, including Willmar, Benson, Olivia and St. Cloud.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Access to nonpublic areas — including administrative or faculty offices, classrooms in session and research laboratories — is restricted without a warrant, according to the California State University system.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Parker noted that schools will be in session on Monday.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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