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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Tina Brown, who literally comes off better than any other person in the Epstein files, had been in business with Weinstein.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Short for Common Business-Oriented Language, COBOL is a dominant code system developed in the late 1950s often used in business data processing, such as payment processing and retail transaction systems.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Almost a third of the center’s original 60 stores are still in business.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Short for Common Business-Oriented Language, COBOL is a dominant code system developed in the late 1950s often used in business data processing, such as payment processing and retail transaction systems.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Almost a third of the center’s original 60 stores are still in business.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Cinefile, a video shop founded in 1999, boasts a similar upward trend in business.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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