in use, adj.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
busy engaged in use
sample sentences
"her line is busy""receptionists' telephones are always engaged"
"the lavatory is in use"
"kept getting a busy signal"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
currently being used
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
in use