in practice

Idioms  

1. Actually, in fact, especially as opposed to theoretically or in principle . For example, In practice this contraption seems to work, although no one knows how or why . [Second half of 1500s] Also see put into practice .

2. In the exercise of a particular profession, as in She's an obstetrician and has been in practice for at least ten years . [c. 1700]

3. In a state of being exercised so as to maintain one's skill, as in This trumpeter is always in practice . [Early 1600s] For an antonym, see out of practice .

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Example Sentences

“It wasn’t the games ... it was that in practice we didn’t come out with the intensity that we needed to,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times

Independence comes in two forms: legal and in practice.

From Salon

The Tesla case also subtly revealed how certain corporate-governance ideas long debated in academic circles but rarely used in practice have begun to influence the Delaware courts’ adjudication.

From Barron's

Just how that could work in practice for assistant referees, especially in a crowd of bodies, is unclear.

From BBC

However, there has been no detail as yet from the White House as to how it would work in practice, or which countries specifically it would apply to.

From BBC