at play

at play

1. Playing, in the process of playing.

   There are children at play in the street.

2. (figurative) In action.

   Synonym: at work

   • 2023 May 14, Heather Chen, Kocha Olarn, “Polls close in Thailand as opposition takes on kingdom’s conservative cliques”, in CNN‎:

     Another opposition force at play is the Move Forward party – hugely popular among young Thais for its radical reform agenda.

• “at play”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “at play”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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