at play

prep_phrase — 2 senses

at play

prep_phrase

1

Playing, in the process of playing.

There are children at play in the street.

2

Figuratively In action.

Another opposition force at play is the Move Forward party – hugely popular among young Thais for its radical reform agenda.2023 May 14, Heather Chen, Kocha Olarn, “Polls close in Thailand as opposition takes on kingdom’s conservative cliques”, in CNN:

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