in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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For the past 15 years, in business and in life, I’ve been focused on investing in the future.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The original purpose was to build a sort of leadership platform, bringing together people in business, politics and other fields, founder Ignacio Gonzalez said in an interview with the Miami Herald in October.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Balzac closed in November 2023 after 18 years in business, and the space has been vacant since.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
One of the lead challengers to the tariffs is Victor Owen Schwartz, a wine and spirits importer from upstate New York who has been in business for 40 years.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The original purpose was to build a sort of leadership platform, bringing together people in business, politics and other fields, founder Ignacio Gonzalez said in an interview with the Miami Herald in October.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Balzac closed in November 2023 after 18 years in business, and the space has been vacant since.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
One of the lead challengers to the tariffs is Victor Owen Schwartz, a wine and spirits importer from upstate New York who has been in business for 40 years.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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