in use

idiom

: being used
All of the computers are currently in use.

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The split in use cases reflects Leia’s broader hardware-software strategy following its 2023 acquisition of Dutch display company Dimenco. Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 All five lanes of the bridge and new pedestrian walkways on both sides of the span are in use, entrances and exits into Washington Street businesses restored and Riverwalk connections from Main Street and into Fredenhagen Park accessible, city officials said. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 Next door, a cemetery still in use, is the final resting place of local chieftains and several notable poets from County Kerry. Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 Buffalo Bill's will stop 24-hour operations and only open when the resort's Star of the Desert Arena is in use, Primm Valley Resort & Casino said in a statement to USA TODAY. James Powel, USA Today, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in use

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“In use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20use. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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