caught in the act

phrase

: caught while doing something specified

He tried to rob a bank and was caught in the act.

Examples of caught in the act in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite his good intentions, Brandlin was caught in the act while working in the middle of the night to refurbish the crosswalks and install the street signs, leading to a night in the Hawthorne Jail. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

Key Background Cryptocurrency is often used as a form of ransom because payments can be made quickly across borders with a high degree of anonymity, but several criminals have been caught in the act. — Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Electrons just got caught in the act. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025

One in 4 employees say they have been caught in the act by a coworker or manager, according to CouponFollow. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for caught in the act

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked