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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School was not in session at the time of the incident, police said.
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Kerry Breen
may 30, CBS News, 30 May 2025
Guillermo del Toro’s film school will be back in session in Toronto this summer when the Oscar-winning director hosts a lecture series on Canadian horror movies at TIFF Lightbox.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Although June is Pride Month, the Boise Pride Festival has made a permanent move to September, so that students who might be out of town in the summer have a chance to attend while school is in session.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2025
Streaming class is in session — with Kai Cenat serving as headmaster.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Kerry Breen
may 30, CBS News, 30 May 2025
Guillermo del Toro’s film school will be back in session in Toronto this summer when the Oscar-winning director hosts a lecture series on Canadian horror movies at TIFF Lightbox.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Although June is Pride Month, the Boise Pride Festival has made a permanent move to September, so that students who might be out of town in the summer have a chance to attend while school is in session.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2025
Streaming class is in session — with Kai Cenat serving as headmaster.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 7 May 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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