in place

Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. In the same spot, without advancing or retreating, as in While marching in place, the band played six more numbers .

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Example Sentences

The transaction happened off market through a developer who had constructed a new, contemporary build in place of the traditional home that stood there when Jennifer Lopez previously owned it.

From MarketWatch

Without suitable community care in place, these patients are forced to stay in hospital.

From BBC

But if he froze them in place now and declared victory, he’d have a better chance of persuading Americans that he’s fulfilling his promise.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They've not given us the time. Usually in these kind of situations, where a company's going under, they generally put a plan in place. But there's nothing at all. It's just soul destroying."

From BBC

MP, for instance, plans to have roughly 10,000 tons of rare earth magnet capacity in place by the end of the decade.

From Barron's

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