at work
Idioms-
Engaged in a job or other activity, as in The contractor is hard at work on the new building , or The little boy was fascinated to see the washing machine at work . [Early 1600s]
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At one's office or other place of business, as in Is it all right if I telephone you at work ? [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The risk is it invites people to keep contacting you as if you were still at work.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
There are ways he could use AI at work, such as generating charts, spreadsheets and data reports.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
There's a bare-legged backlash in Tokyo where officials encouraged men to swap suits for shorts at work, prompting complaints about hairy legs in the office.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
She and Camerieri are also at work on a musical adaptation of “This Bird Has Flown” for the stage or the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Near the carousel, a bucket brigade was hard at work.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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