in full swing
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: at the highest level of activity
Work on the project is in full swing.
The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.
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Our conversation took place a few weeks before the 2024 US presidential election, by which time the political and legislative attacks on transgender people and the criminalization of drag were in full swing.
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Absent since 2019, U.K. delegates will be back in full swing with a strong Scottish presence redolent of a more collective approach – and for that, organizers are beaming.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
In the next few years, Patel flirted with another conspiracy theory linked to January 6th, which was in full swing by early 2022.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Just over half of the NBA season has passed, and Commissioner Adam Silver's search for ways to improve the league appears in full swing.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Absent since 2019, U.K. delegates will be back in full swing with a strong Scottish presence redolent of a more collective approach – and for that, organizers are beaming.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
In the next few years, Patel flirted with another conspiracy theory linked to January 6th, which was in full swing by early 2022.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Just over half of the NBA season has passed, and Commissioner Adam Silver's search for ways to improve the league appears in full swing.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“In full swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20full%20swing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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