in-flight

adjective

ˈin-ˈflīt How to pronounce in-flight (audio)
(ˌ)in-
: made, carried out, or provided for use or enjoyment while in flight
in-flight movies

Examples of in-flight in a Sentence

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Cabin air notoriously shifts in pressure and goes from one extreme to another during embarkation, lift-off, and in-flight. Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025 And then there are the on-ground and in-flight experiences. Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 China is planning to conduct an in-flight escape test at maximum dynamic pressure later this year. ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025 This means that all the maintenance attention paid to jet engines ensures that the risk of an engine failure in-flight is exceedingly low. Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-flight

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-flight was in 1944

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“In-flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-flight. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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