in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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View the bank as your partner in business, not just as a necessary service.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For the bakery owner whose lines once regularly ran out the door, the slowdown in business has been noticeable as consumers spent less due to inflation.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
As Deadline told you first, Sony is back in business with Chandor with the director helming an untitled contemporary drama thriller centering around the polemics of capitalism, with the story involving an investigation into a death in a moneyed dynastic family.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
News outlets have argued that OpenAI and Microsoft — which is in business with OpenAI and also has been sued by The Mercury News — have plagiarized and stole its articles, undermining their business models.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For the bakery owner whose lines once regularly ran out the door, the slowdown in business has been noticeable as consumers spent less due to inflation.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
As Deadline told you first, Sony is back in business with Chandor with the director helming an untitled contemporary drama thriller centering around the polemics of capitalism, with the story involving an investigation into a death in a moneyed dynastic family.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
News outlets have argued that OpenAI and Microsoft — which is in business with OpenAI and also has been sued by The Mercury News — have plagiarized and stole its articles, undermining their business models.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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