in use

phrase

: being used

All of the computers are currently in use.

Examples of in use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a selfie camera under the foldable screen, which is only visible when in use. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Unless a network suit figures out a way to make time travel work, the days when a sitcom’s farewell party could reach 58% of all TVs in use are effectively as distant from our present reality as the Cretaceous Period was to the Jazz Age. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The traditional metal detectors in use at the time could not detect the plastic explosives under Abdulmutallab’s clothes. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

When not in use, Conley said, such an amenity could be used for additional parking. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in use

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose