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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The company operating the helicopter has been in business for more than 30 years and has a fairly strong safety record.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Apex marks the latest partnership between the Slate PR founders over several decades in business together.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
But Starlink also risks losing billions in business internationally amid blowback over Musk’s ties to Trump and the administration’s isolationist tack on defense and trade.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Big names in finance are predicting a recession — and that’s not making the top dogs in business happy.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Apex marks the latest partnership between the Slate PR founders over several decades in business together.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
But Starlink also risks losing billions in business internationally amid blowback over Musk’s ties to Trump and the administration’s isolationist tack on defense and trade.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Big names in finance are predicting a recession — and that’s not making the top dogs in business happy.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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