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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For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The Michigan Senate, where Democrats also hold the gavel, was also in session Thursday and was expected to vote on a series of bills that had already passed the House.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
The state legislature is scheduled to be in session through next week, prior to Dec. 25.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
With two weeks left in session, time is running out, raising concerns in the labor movement that the vote isn't a top priority for Schumer.
—Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The Michigan Senate, where Democrats also hold the gavel, was also in session Thursday and was expected to vote on a series of bills that had already passed the House.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
The state legislature is scheduled to be in session through next week, prior to Dec. 25.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
With two weeks left in session, time is running out, raising concerns in the labor movement that the vote isn't a top priority for Schumer.
—Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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