at it

See also: ätit

English

Alternative forms

going at it

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈat ɪt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæt ɪt/, [ˈæɾɪt̚]

Prepositional phrase

at it

Occupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.]
- c. 1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, First Folio 1623:
  Mart. Oh they are at it.
  
  Lart. Their noise be our instruction.
- 1893, Edwin H Porter, The Fall River Tragedy:
  We were at it until three o'clock in the morning.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see at,‎ it.

Translations

in the middle of a given activity

Dutch: bezig (nl)
German: dabei (de)

Russian: за э́тим (za étim), при э́том (pri étom)

Anagrams

Tait, Tati, tait

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