in the act (of doing something)
Definition of in the act (of doing something)
: in the process of doing something When they arrived, I was just in the act of starting to make dinner.
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Word by Word Definitions
: the doing of a thing : deed
: something done voluntarily
: the process of doing something : action
: to take action : move
: to conduct oneself : behave
: to perform on the stage
: active
: actor
: actual
: the act of performing or executing : action
: things that are done or that occur : goings-on
: social activities
: some indeterminate or unspecified thing
: a person or thing of consequence
: one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different
: in some degree : somewhat
: used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective
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