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 episode ended on a cliffhanger, leaving Aegon's fate up in the air as Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) caught Aemond in the act of trying to finish Aegon off.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 July 2024
Last year, the MTA and the mayor’s office launched a campaign urging youths to shun the dangerous trend, and the NYPD has deployed drones to catch subway surfers in the act.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
On Monday, June 17, Morrissey issued a public apology to her fellow lawmaker after Carroll set up a video camera behind a scarf on the wall to try and catch her in the act after noticing his bag was wet on multiple occasions.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
At times Israeli extremists have filmed themselves in the act of blocking trucks, destroying cargo and dumping aid in the road.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 July 2024
Last year, the MTA and the mayor’s office launched a campaign urging youths to shun the dangerous trend, and the NYPD has deployed drones to catch subway surfers in the act.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
On Monday, June 17, Morrissey issued a public apology to her fellow lawmaker after Carroll set up a video camera behind a scarf on the wall to try and catch her in the act after noticing his bag was wet on multiple occasions.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
At times Israeli extremists have filmed themselves in the act of blocking trucks, destroying cargo and dumping aid in the road.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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