in place
Idioms-
In the appropriate or usual position or order. For example, With everything in place, she started the slide show . [Mid-1500s] Also see put someone in his or her place .
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In the same spot, without advancing or retreating, as in While marching in place, the band played six more numbers .
Example Sentences
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His film takes a bird’s-eye approach to conflict, carefully studying how the systems set in place for our common good, on either side of the party or religious lines, can cause plenty of damage, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
This indicator generated a sell signal on Sept. 1, and that has remained in place ever since.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
A cordon was also put in place on Wotherspoon Crescent.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Scabbards for Type 30 bayonets were made of bamboo, and bamboo tubes were given in place of the standard metal canteens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Walls made of graham crackers were held in place by white frosting.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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