in-flight

American  

[in-flahyt] / ˈɪnˌflaɪt /

Or inflight

adjective

1. done, served, or shown during an air voyage.

   an in-flight movie.

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in-flight British  

adjective

1. provided during flight in an aircraft

   in-flight meals

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Etymology

Origin of in-flight

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

in-flight

The size of a tablet computer and attached to drones, the military-grade jammers can hinder Russian air defence systems from tracking and targeting such weapons in-flight, Downing Street said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Starlink, the speedy internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is quickly becoming the airline industry’s dominant in-flight internet provider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Campaigners have also alleged that the aircraft had experienced previous technical problems, including an in-flight fire, though investigators have not publicly linked any such incidents to the crash.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

I am reminded of that whole Gulf of America business, which allowed the administration to browbeat domestic airlines into geographical revisions of their in-flight maps.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

I’d filled it with clothes and food, figuring I couldn’t count on in-flight meals on a UN plane.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer