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Meanings of in use in English

Russian
используется
Portuguese
em uso
Catalan
en funcionament
Spanish
en funcionamiento

State of normal operation of a building, installation, park, etc. Do not confuse with the time concept.

используется

(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)

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Examples for "out of service"
Examples for "out of service"
1
So I made another announcement: This train is going out of service.
Underground
2
Two hospitals suspended operations and one has been put out of service.
The Guardian
3
During that time, the cable car is out of service to everyone.
The South African
4
FSM Telecom confirmed that most cellphone sites has been out of service.
Radio NZ
5
It is one of three major pipelines that are out of service.
Reuters

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Usage of in use in English
1
Results: Nineteen different POC tests were identified as currently being in use.
Pubmed
2
There are now some 20 different HIV drugs in use, Kirchhoff said.
Wired
3
The general scheme is the one in use in moderate-sized dressmaking establishments.
The Making of a Trade School
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With the increase in use of nuclear energy this has become important.
The new yorker
5
Currently, there are tens of thousands of UGVs in use in Afghanistan.
Wired
6
This 1940s meter technician would probably understand most meters in use today.
Wired
7
And these remained in use in Persia until the revelation of Islam.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
8
However, there was no difference in use of steroid between two groups.
Pubmed
9
The pillory continued in use until the accession of Victoria in 1837.
The Leading Facts of English History
10
However the total number of places actually in use is just 132.
The Irish Times
11
The following is the code of signals in use among the Alps:
Ski-running
12
Upstairs there's an extensive lounge area that is currently not in use.
The Irish Times
13
Work is proceeding on a vaccine but none is yet in use.
Reuters
14
By 1856 the telegraph was in use in the most populous states.
A School History of the United States
15
Currently, numerous applications are in use, including immunological and molecular biological approaches.
Pubmed
16
When not in use, everything can be stowed inside the main body.
Wired
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