at work

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at work

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ work. At one's workplace.

   He's not home at the moment: he's at work.

   They've got a new photocopier at work.

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     Remember to call Marsha at work.

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2. Working, in the process of doing work.

   Don't interrupt me while I'm at work on my housing project.

   • 2021 September 8, Phil McNulty, “Poland 1-1 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     This was billed as the battle between Kane and his Poland opposite number Lewandowski but this was a game where it was possible to simply enjoy two masters of their craft at work.

3. (figuratively) At play, in action.

   Synonyms: at work, working; see also Thesaurus:in action

• on the job
• workplace

• “at work”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “at work”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “at work” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “at work” (US) / “at work” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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