in the air meaning

Adverb: in the air

1. On everybody's mind
   "Christmas was in the air"
   - in everyone's thoughts

[American idiom]
everywhere; all about.
• There is such a feeling of joy in the air.
• We felt a sense of tension in the air.

[American slang]
Fig. everywhere; all about.
  There is such a feeling of joy in the air.
  We felt a sense of tension in the air.

• air:    Noun: air &nb ...
• by air:    In an aircraft
• on air:    Adverb: on airVery ...

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1. there were now several schemes in the air.
2. his carving-knife was still poised in the air.
3. your plan is merely a castle in the air.
4. it 's spring but there 's still a chill in the air.
5. i expect i shall be in the air tomorrow.