in private

Idioms  

1. Not in public; secretly, confidentially. For example, The hearings will be conducted in private, or May I speak to you in private? [Late 1500s] For an antonym, see in public.

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Example Sentences

Members also get up to seven weeks of vacation, which is unheard of in private industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prosecution was dealt with under the Single Justice Procedure - a fast-track system allowing magistrates to consider low-level criminal cases in private based solely on written evidence.

From BBC

Apollo has more of its assets in private credit these days than other big alt firms, and its shares pulled back with each bad headline.

From Barron's

The test is being held in private with no access for independent media, and Red Bull have not responded to requests for comment on the incident.

From BBC

To get staff to work without clogging rural roads with traffic, EDF even operates its own fleet of nearly 200 buses - the largest in private hands in the UK.

From BBC

Related Words

• covert
• enigmatic
• reticent
• taciturn