in use

idiom

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

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Importantly, there are many such System 1 AI tools already in use. Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 The Memory Cleaner promises to enhance performance by freeing up any RAM that’s not actively in use. PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025 Runes were the building blocks of the first Germanic writing within the first few centuries AD and remained in use in Scandinavia until the late Middle Ages, according to the University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 Next, as these systems are more powerful than most currently in use, businesses will also need to get their compliance and risk management in order. Rodrigo Madanes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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