in practice
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in practice — idiom
1. What actually happens, as opposed to what is supposed to happen.
1.idiom
Definition
What actually happens, as opposed to what is supposed to happen.
Example
The rule looks good on paper, but in practice it fails.
In practice, the new system saved the company a lot of money.
2. when something is actually done or experienced, especially in contrast to how it
2.idiom
Definition
when something is actually done or experienced, especially in contrast to how it was planned or described.
Example
The new law sounds simple, but in practice it confuses both shopkeepers and customers.
In theory the bus runs every ten minutes; in practice you often wait half an hour.