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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The report suggests Taiwan authorities caught the Hongtai in the act of damaging the undersea cable.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Possibly in the act of trying to kill someone else.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
The chant followed a controversial ending to the game when Arizona’s Caleb Love appeared to score and draw a foul with 12.5 seconds remaining, but officials ruled Love was not in the act of shooting when the foul happened.
—Jenna West, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Visiting the Vatican City masterpiece is not the same, Watts argues, as witnessing the artist perched on scaffolding in the act of creation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Possibly in the act of trying to kill someone else.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
The chant followed a controversial ending to the game when Arizona’s Caleb Love appeared to score and draw a foul with 12.5 seconds remaining, but officials ruled Love was not in the act of shooting when the foul happened.
—Jenna West, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Visiting the Vatican City masterpiece is not the same, Watts argues, as witnessing the artist perched on scaffolding in the act of creation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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