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

City inspectors soon found site safety issues, including workers who were operating machinery without proper certification and an unpermitted supported scaffold in use, according to the Department of Buildings. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

This may change, but the FLASH Test is already widely in use in Britain. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Girardier explains how Glimpact’s technology, already in use at companies such as Decathlon and Lacoste, is helping large enterprises get a handle on messy, fast-changing supply chain data. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Finding your current headrest positions involves lifting the seatback pad and looking at the plastic shell underneath, where the positions are numbered 1 through 11 alongside small arrows that show which one is currently in use. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for in use

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