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be in operation

VERB

function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be running do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

Example Sentences

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Following recent breaches, it said traffic lights would be in operation on the bridge from Wednesday night and for the duration of Urdd Eisteddfod, with operatives turning away vehicles which are over the weight limit.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Rail replacement bus services will be in operation during these closures.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The Cascabel project is slated to be in operation in late 2028, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Last June, the drones were confirmed by amateur flight trackers to be in operation during the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025

Sometimes when the salts appear to be in operation I interpose with 60 or 70 grains of the cathartic powder repeated at intervals of two or three hours.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague

be in operation

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