in place

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 .

Example Sentences

He said, with more of these types of attacks happening, the government needed to act as a backstop to a "different insurance system" to help firms which was not currently in place.

From BBC

Some protesters gathered in Windsor ahead of the visit and a significant police operation will be in place in the town until the state visit ends on Thursday.

From BBC

Some calm was restored when the army was deployed to take control of the situation - a curfew was in place for days.

From BBC

But the news about tariffs on UK steel remaining in place is a case in point about that unpredictability.

From BBC

The Georgia Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal on Tuesday, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that disqualified her over her romantic relationship with a former special prosecutor.

From Salon

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