in place

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Adjective

in place (not comparable)

  1. In an original position.
  2. In a proper position.
  3. Established; in operation.

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in place (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby. [14th–16th c.]
  2. Into a proper or intended position; into place.
    Antonym: out of place
    The girders were carefully set in place.
  3. Into a state of deployment or implementation.
    New procedures were put in place.
    • 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 February 2012, page 162:
      He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
    • 2025 October 1, David Stubbings, “News: S&C to carry AWC services during West Coast closure”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 17:
      Asked if such a service could be put in place again, rather than buses, Mellors said: "I think the key thing is the first two weeks of January are pretty unique, in so far as the renewal of a bridge over the M6 at Penrith is very much a once-in-a-generation project.
  4. (chiefly Canada, US) Without changing position.
    They ran in place with full packs for an hour.
    In the event of a radiation leak, shelter in place: do not attempt to find a community shelter.

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