in use

idiom

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

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In terms of charging, there are various standards in use and different smartphones may or may not be compatible with some of them. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Unapproved household chest freezers were in use at the facility. Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The new had an official unveiling this week but have been in use for a few weeks now. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025 And each approached the figure of the gun-toting, knife-wielding badass from her own point of view, creating archetypes that are still in use today. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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