in rehearsal
idiom
: in the act of preparing for a public performance by practicing
musicians in rehearsal
also
: in the process of being rehearsed by the performers
a production of King Lear in rehearsal
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Sounded iffy in rehearsal and, alas, even iffier on stage.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Photo-collage: From left, top row: Robert Drivas (d. 1986) and Eileen Heckart in rehearsal for And Things That Go Bump in the Night in 1965.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: NBCUniversal/Getty Images There were more moods in rehearsal than there are colors in any rainbow.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Karajan, by contrast, worked through the details in rehearsal and then, in performance, stood there with his eyes closed, beating time, thrusting out his aggressive chin and mastering the orchestra with his stick and his left hand.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Photo-collage: From left, top row: Robert Drivas (d. 1986) and Eileen Heckart in rehearsal for And Things That Go Bump in the Night in 1965.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: NBCUniversal/Getty Images There were more moods in rehearsal than there are colors in any rainbow.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Karajan, by contrast, worked through the details in rehearsal and then, in performance, stood there with his eyes closed, beating time, thrusting out his aggressive chin and mastering the orchestra with his stick and his left hand.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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“In rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rehearsal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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