in the act (of doing something)
idiom
: in the process of doing something
When they arrived, I was just in the act of starting to make dinner.
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Sometimes, though, the women happened to catch perpetrators in the act.
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Saint Ekpali, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
According to Weich, the investigator found surveillance video catching Kelly in the act.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The diversity of species that partake in the act itself - and the different types of breaching - suggests that this behavior is not only widespread but also serves multiple functions, depending on the species and the context.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Later Renaissance masters were savvier about how gravity works on the human body, but no one was better at painting the harsh, mindless pull of it, or hinting at the secret exertions in the act of standing.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Saint Ekpali, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
According to Weich, the investigator found surveillance video catching Kelly in the act.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The diversity of species that partake in the act itself - and the different types of breaching - suggests that this behavior is not only widespread but also serves multiple functions, depending on the species and the context.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Later Renaissance masters were savvier about how gravity works on the human body, but no one was better at painting the harsh, mindless pull of it, or hinting at the secret exertions in the act of standing.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“In the act (of doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20act%20%28of%20doing%20something%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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