in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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Both chambers will be in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The program gives children an opportunity to explore new books and maintain their reading skills, even when school is not in session.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) lawmakers and Education Minnesota union advocated for this move, noting the need to support education employees who lose income when school is not in session, local outlet Alpha News reported.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The measure would also remove a rule limiting work by 16- and 17-year-olds to the hours between 6:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. or for more than eight hours a day when school is in session and for more than 8 hours a day when school is not in session.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The program gives children an opportunity to explore new books and maintain their reading skills, even when school is not in session.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) lawmakers and Education Minnesota union advocated for this move, noting the need to support education employees who lose income when school is not in session, local outlet Alpha News reported.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The measure would also remove a rule limiting work by 16- and 17-year-olds to the hours between 6:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. or for more than eight hours a day when school is in session and for more than 8 hours a day when school is not in session.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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