English Phrase of the Day

Definitions

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in place
1. adj. In an original position.
2. adj. In a proper position.
3. adj. Established; in operation.
4. adv. (obsolete) To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby.
5. adv. Into a proper or intended position; into place.
The girders were carefully set in place.
6. adv. Used as a location adverb for a figurative location
New procedures were put in place.
7. adv. (chiefly North America) Without changing position.
They ran in place with full packs for an hour.
Analysis
in		©
1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
2. prep.          Contained by.
The dog is in the kennel.
3. prep.          Within.
4. prep.          Surrounded by.
place		©
1. n. (physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
2. n.          An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
3. n.          A group of houses.
They live at Westminster Place.
4. n.          An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

Example Sentences

All the elements are in place.  Stand your ground and get your spears in place in time and no one will dare do what I just did.  You shouldn't have come home unexpectedly, I would have put everything back in place tomorrow morning, just like the other times.  A flight of stairs and canopy in front of what had once been the front doors remained in place.  Neither were there in place strategies for improving standards.

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