in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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Judge prepares to sentence Combs After a brief break following Combs' statement, the court is back in session.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The House is not in session this week.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
School has been in session for metro Phoenix students for several months and fall break is quickly approaching.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The House was initially scheduled to be in session this upcoming Monday and Tuesday, but GOP leaders canceled those days in order to put pressure on Democratic leaders to support a Republican spending bill ahead of a Wednesday shutdown.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The House is not in session this week.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
School has been in session for metro Phoenix students for several months and fall break is quickly approaching.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The House was initially scheduled to be in session this upcoming Monday and Tuesday, but GOP leaders canceled those days in order to put pressure on Democratic leaders to support a Republican spending bill ahead of a Wednesday shutdown.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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