English-Spanish translations for in the act

• con las manos en la masa

Definition of in the act

• In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong;

Synonyms

• red-handed
• in flagrante delicto

Examples

• She denied it but she had been spotted in the act.
• He was caught in the act in the store after hours.
• He was caught in the act of climbing out the window.

Related words

• in the abstract
• catch in the act/red-handed
• catch in the act
• get caught right in the act of offense
• catch sb in the act
• the act or an instance of
• doctrine of underlying assumptions of the contract
• putting the yarn out of action
• get in on the act