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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There’s Dave Annable as a land developer periodically working on a deal with Belle, and Bree’s son Diller who mentions in one line of dialogue that school isn’t in session. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025 Old-school is in session: The buzz has been incessant, and this may be the weekend to finally make it to Mr. B’s Tavern, a gloriously dive-y restaurant and bar opened along Georgia Avenue in West Palm Beach by Matt and Aliza Byrne (of the highly regarded Kitchen restaurants). Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 In ordinary years, lawmakers are in session a little over five months out of the year. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 Court will not be in session tomorrow and Monday for the federal observance of Memorial Day. Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in session

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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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