in rehearsal
idiom
: in the act of preparing for a public performance by practicing
musicians in rehearsal
also
: in the process of being rehearsed by the performers
a production of King Lear in rehearsal
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Photo: NBCUniversal/Getty Images There were more moods in rehearsal than there are colors in any rainbow.
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Karajan, by contrast, worked through the details in rehearsal and then, in performance, stood there with his eyes closed, beating time, thrusting out his aggressive chin and mastering the orchestra with his stick and his left hand.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
First, as work lights illuminate a handsome study representing the home of Helena Alving, the cast arrives in rehearsal mode: Lily Rabe carrying a slouchy bucket bag and Billy Crudup a copy of The New York Times.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The follow-up joke [about the Coneheads] was rewritten in rehearsal.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Karajan, by contrast, worked through the details in rehearsal and then, in performance, stood there with his eyes closed, beating time, thrusting out his aggressive chin and mastering the orchestra with his stick and his left hand.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
First, as work lights illuminate a handsome study representing the home of Helena Alving, the cast arrives in rehearsal mode: Lily Rabe carrying a slouchy bucket bag and Billy Crudup a copy of The New York Times.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The follow-up joke [about the Coneheads] was rewritten in rehearsal.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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“In rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rehearsal. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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