IN LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in line mean? 

• IN LINE (adjective)
  The adjective IN LINE has 2 senses:

1. being next in a line of succession

2. awaiting something; especially something due

  Familiarity information: IN LINE used as an adjective is rare.

• IN LINE (adverb)
  The adverb IN LINE has 1 sense:

1. one behind another in a line or queue

  Familiarity information: IN LINE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN LINE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being next in a line of succession

Context example:

he was in line for the presidency

Similar:

succeeding (coming after or following)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Awaiting something; especially something due

Context example:

she was in line for promotion

Similar:

eligible (qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen)

• IN LINE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One behind another in a line or queue

Context example:

they waited in line for the tickets

 Context examples 

You are in line to eventually move into a highly responsible supervising role.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It was in line with these experiences that White Fang came to learn the law of property and the duty of the defence of property.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The findings are in line with the known phenomenon in human body.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Furthermore, melatonin production increased directly in line with inflammation, being higher in sepsis patients than in non-sepsis patients.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)

The results are in line with the theory according to which sensory characteristics and the functions of items are processed differently by the brain.

(Our Weight Tells How We Assess Food, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

"Your conclusions are in line with the books which you must have read."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Climate factors known to affect vegetation growth were also in line with the observed browning.

(NASA finds drought may take toll on Congo rainforest, NASA)

Now stretch out in line, my merry ones, with arrow on string, and I shall show you such sport as only the King can give.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The researchers conclude that their estimates are in line with the results of other researchers with the same goal, giving their findings more credence.

(Researchers Estimate Mass of Milky Way to Be 3.9 Tredecillion Pounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This amended law, when applied to clusters of galaxies, leads to masses of clusters in line with that of visible matter: this means that no dark matter is needed to explain the high speeds of the galaxies in the clusters.

(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)