in use

idiom

: being used
All of the computers are currently in use.

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While El Cajon eventually increased oversight, those changes did not reduce how many vouchers were in use, at least initially. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 This is a normal process in golf, and as many fans have noted on social media, a driver that has been in use for several months can easily go from conforming to non-conforming in the span of five weeks. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025 But there are some apps that can hog energy while in use, such as navigators constantly accessing the GPS system. Larry Magid, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 The new moves follow the closure of the helicopter route that was in use at the time of the January 29 midair collision of a US Army Blackhawk helicopter on a training flight and a landing American Airlines regional flight, killing 67 people. Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in use

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“In use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20use. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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