in-the-act

Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
She denied it but she had been spotted in the act.

Usage notes

most commonly used in the phrase caught in the act, or similar.

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