in use

idiom

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

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Wireless devices, even when not in use, take up bandwidth. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 14 June 2025 To mitigate its effects, Roscosmos has been keeping the hatch to the module closed when not in use as a docking port for Progress resupply and Soyuz spacecraft. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025 Generation Night vision goggles currently have four different generational tiers, all of which are in use today. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025 Schools need to start by auditing what AI is already in use. Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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