in operation

See also: inoperation

English

Prepositional phrase

in operation

1. activated; functional; functioning; operating; working
   • December 31, 1861, "UNITED STATES STEAMER R.R. COYLER, OFF FORT PICKENS", published in The New York Times in 1862

     The free market is still in operation, and the number fed from it increases weekly.

   • 1919, For Motor Company, Ford Manual/The Car and Its Operation:

     When the engine is in operation, the farther this lever is moved downward toward the driver (referring to as "opening the throttle") the faster the engine runs and the greater the power furnished.

Translations

operating

• Catalan: en operació
• French: en opération
• Galician: en operación
• Hungarian: (to be in operation) működésben/üzemben van, (to put in operation) működésbe hoz (hu), (to function) működik (hu), üzemel (hu)
• Irish: i bhfeidhm
• Italian: in operazione
• Japanese: 作動中 (sadō-chū)
• Occitan: en operacion
• Portuguese: em operação
• Romanian: în operație
• Spanish: en operación