Busy
In place
In place adverb - In the original or natural place or site.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Woody, too busy cackling at Poppa's misfortune, is a sitting duck as Andy finally pours the salt on his tail, trapping him in place and leaving him panicking.
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If they're too busy in the middle of a melee, they can just leave them in place and deal with them when things settle down.
Source: Annoying Arrows - But hardly anybody remembers that, because what they do remember is that John Morrison unexpectedly won the ECW Championship because he was booked in place of Chris Benoit, who no-showed the event because he was busy murdering his wife and child and then committing suicide.
Source: Overshadowed by Controversy
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