at it
idiom
: doing some activity
I didn't expect her to have started working yet, but she was already (hard) at it when I arrived.
My neighbors are always arguing, and they were at it again last night.
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In response to some of these concerns, Magos argues that speech-to-text systems provided by LLMs are better than most human attempts at it.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 June 2025
However one looks at it, all four of those airline chiefs are well-compensated, as are pretty much all airline CEOs around the world.
—Dan Reed, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Look at it this way: the sun in Cancer is all about diving deep into matters of the heart.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 June 2025
Here’s what was different at Dove Valley: Almost everybody else in that locker room wanted to get right back at it, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 June 2025
However one looks at it, all four of those airline chiefs are well-compensated, as are pretty much all airline CEOs around the world.
—Dan Reed, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Look at it this way: the sun in Cancer is all about diving deep into matters of the heart.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 June 2025
Here’s what was different at Dove Valley: Almost everybody else in that locker room wanted to get right back at it, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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