in the act (of doing something)
idiom
: in the process of doing something
When they arrived, I was just in the act of starting to make dinner.
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The camera pans to Abu Hamdan, who is in the act of the ultimate British gesture: sipping a cup of tea.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Catching a cryolava flow in the act, and remotely sensing its chemistry, will help refine researchers’ understanding of this distinctly alien volcanism.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Although the state has not met all of the goals in the act, the rules achieved the aim of pushing urban areas toward renewable water sources like the Colorado River, reducing the demand on shrinking groundwater reserves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
There is a chance that in the act of answering the questions, the AI will detect that a question was worded improperly and alert you.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Catching a cryolava flow in the act, and remotely sensing its chemistry, will help refine researchers’ understanding of this distinctly alien volcanism.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Although the state has not met all of the goals in the act, the rules achieved the aim of pushing urban areas toward renewable water sources like the Colorado River, reducing the demand on shrinking groundwater reserves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
There is a chance that in the act of answering the questions, the AI will detect that a question was worded improperly and alert you.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“In the act (of doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20act%20%28of%20doing%20something%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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