in session

phrase

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.

Examples of in session in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Senate is in session for just three weeks between then and November — time that leaders are unlikely to devote to a bill without support to advance before the summer recess. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Court is back in session for the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy after taking a lunch break. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

On the airy rooftop of The Or Foundation’s four-story office next door, the latest cohort of OWO School was in session. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

These bills are now headed to the Senate, which will be in session for one more week. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for in session

• accession
• aggression
• compression
• concession
• confession
• depression
• digression
• discretion
• expression
• impression
• obsession
• oppression