in the act (of doing something)
idiom
: in the process of doing something
When they arrived, I was just in the act of starting to make dinner.
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The daughter was nearby and ran over, catching Cu in the act, police said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Though such orbits have been theorized and planet-forming discs in polar alignment have been spotted, no planet had ever been caught in the act—until now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Initiatives to better educate the public on the impacts of caffeine are also detailed in the act and study on how caffeine is marketed toward children and teens.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
What if the key to greater efficiency, clarity, productivity, performance and success simply lies in the act of unplugging and stepping away from what is right in front of you?
—Denise Russo, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Though such orbits have been theorized and planet-forming discs in polar alignment have been spotted, no planet had ever been caught in the act—until now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Initiatives to better educate the public on the impacts of caffeine are also detailed in the act and study on how caffeine is marketed toward children and teens.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
What if the key to greater efficiency, clarity, productivity, performance and success simply lies in the act of unplugging and stepping away from what is right in front of you?
—Denise Russo, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the act (of doing something)
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“In the act (of doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20act%20%28of%20doing%20something%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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