in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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This increase is attributed to a shift in business from Charter to ACMI services.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Pointing to his background in business, Cloobeck decided, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to join a fast-growing field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited and cannot run for reelection in 2026.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
By the end of its first decade in business, the Palms’ youth hotspot status had begun to wane.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
That is why agile decision making is so critical in business today.
—Swapna Sathyan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Pointing to his background in business, Cloobeck decided, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to join a fast-growing field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited and cannot run for reelection in 2026.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
By the end of its first decade in business, the Palms’ youth hotspot status had begun to wane.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
That is why agile decision making is so critical in business today.
—Swapna Sathyan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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