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in place
In the appropriate or usual position or order. For example, With everything in place, she started the slide show . [Mid-1500s] Also see put someone in his or her place .
In the same spot, without advancing or retreating, as in While marching in place, the band played six more numbers .
Example Sentences
The ban remained in place for private state prisons, so California closed all remaining private prisons including the facility in California City, making it available for federal use.
Amber heat health alerts are in place across the whole of England with temperatures likely to exceed 30C for the first time this year.
The Foreign Office said international land border crossings with Jordan and Egypt remains open - with consular teams in place to provide assistance - while the embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem remains "fully staffed".
So we're going to put protection in place, and those protections are going to be like worker safety issues, so you don't cut your fingers off at work.
A spinach wrap in place of plain flour.
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