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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Why is the House not in session?
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ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
When the legislature is not in session, Douglass volunteers for Meals on Wheels and the Troy Town Revitalization Committee.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Which is something to think about until November when court will again be in session on the fir and aspen slopes of Disappointment Mountain.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
But because Columbus Day was a federal holiday, Congress was not in session, meaning that no legislation was passed by the deadline.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
When the legislature is not in session, Douglass volunteers for Meals on Wheels and the Troy Town Revitalization Committee.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Which is something to think about until November when court will again be in session on the fir and aspen slopes of Disappointment Mountain.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
But because Columbus Day was a federal holiday, Congress was not in session, meaning that no legislation was passed by the deadline.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in session
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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