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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On Wednesday, leaders in business, art, fashion, and technology gathered on the 102nd floor of New York’s One World Trade Center for a TIME100 Impact Dinner.
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Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
According to an obituary published by Austin Funeral & Cremation Services, Tate was born and raised in Nashville and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with an undergraduate degree in business.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The news prompted a string of phone calls all over town from people in business with Ozer.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
While most Americans still think diversity matters in business and associate it with greater innovation and higher profits, fewer Americans see it as a business priority, the latest Bentley University-Gallup Business in Society survey found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
According to an obituary published by Austin Funeral & Cremation Services, Tate was born and raised in Nashville and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with an undergraduate degree in business.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The news prompted a string of phone calls all over town from people in business with Ozer.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
While most Americans still think diversity matters in business and associate it with greater innovation and higher profits, fewer Americans see it as a business priority, the latest Bentley University-Gallup Business in Society survey found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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