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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School is now in session for My Oxford Year, which arrived August 1 on Netflix.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Elementary schools will be in session from 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., and middle schools from 7:55 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reports that Thune, who took the Senate reins in January, is coming under pressure from Trump and conservatives, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), to power through and keep the Senate in session.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 29 July 2025
President Donald Trump has urged Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in session through August to get his nominees confirmed.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Elementary schools will be in session from 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., and middle schools from 7:55 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reports that Thune, who took the Senate reins in January, is coming under pressure from Trump and conservatives, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), to power through and keep the Senate in session.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 29 July 2025
President Donald Trump has urged Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in session through August to get his nominees confirmed.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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