Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the act

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: in- the act
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

Example Sentences

"She denied it but she had been spotted in the act."
"He was caught in the act in the store after hours."
"He was caught in the act of climbing out the window."

Synonyms

red-handed in flagrante delicto

Questions

What does in the act mean?: In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

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