in place
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1.0
- idiom
- /ɪn pleɪs/
:
en su lugar
- She made sure that all the necessary supplies were in place before starting the project.
- remain in place
- already in place
- firmly in place
It is to keep you in place until he is ready.
- It is to keep you in place until he is ready.
- But the glue that holds you in place is the story.
- All right, shapes, scopes, sets in place with extreme hold.
Examples
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I also like to have insurance in place before you go asking.
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Have we got things in place or not really?
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So there are things in place that help.
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What sort of methods have you put in place to help you calm down?
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And so it's been in place ever since.
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So we have all the pieces in place to do great stuff.
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However, there appear to be few resources in place to manage this process.
Academic text (2011) -
Many factors discussed here need to be in place before beginning to manage patients on insulin.
Academic text (2011) -
Bernalillo County has two logic models in place, both designed to encourage policy change.
Academic text (2008) -
Moreover, protective legislation is already in place, namely, the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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7.4
It stays in its original place and is not moved
Still in its original place after injury or impact
In a certain place or position
In a specific place
Antonyms
How Positioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'arranged or positioned correctly' is directly inferable from combining 'in' (indicating location) with 'place' (position/location): it describes something occupying the appropriate position. This is a basic spatial/compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase in place comes from the simple image of something sitting in its place, like a picture that stays on the wall and is not moved. So, it means 'not moved from where it belongs'.