in circulation

Idioms and Phrases

Also, into circulation . In business or social life, especially after a period of absence. For example, After a month in the hospital Bill was eager to get back in circulation . The antonym is out of circulation , as in Since we had twins we've been out of circulation, but we're hoping to get out more often soon . These expressions, dating from the first half of the 1900s, employ circulation in the sense of “making the rounds among people,” a usage dating from the 1600s.

Example Sentences

A long-standing question therefore has been whether the immune system can generate antibodies -- proteins that recognise and neutralise specific pathogens -- that can target the wide variety of PfEMP1 types in circulation.

From Science Daily

The state's department of health, the CDPH, said the new case was from the Clade I strain - different from the Clade II strain that has been in circulation in the US since 2022.

From BBC

Harm reduction tries to make people aware of the risks and warn them about any unusual or dangerous substances in circulation.

From BBC

The judge said that the contempt of court had been aggravated because the defendant had repeated the claims after the beginning of proceedings against him - and he had not taken steps to stop the false claims continuing to be in circulation.

From BBC

“The heroin market seemed to have been prepared for the first year of the Taliban ban: there was enough heroin in circulation and stocked up to dampen any supply shocks,” explained Andre Gomes, head of comms for the British charity Release, which provides legal advice on drug cases.

From Salon

Related Words

• modern
• ongoing
• present
• prevailing