‘In’ a meeting or ‘at’ a meeting? Which one is correct?

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I would like to know what preposition ‘meeting’ should take. Should I say I’m at a meeting or I’m in a meeting?

Possible duplicate of Correct usage of ‘on’, ‘at’ and ‘in’ (and to pre-empt "In what way is this a duplicate?" I'll add that 'at the meeting or in the meeting?' has already been closed as a duplicate of this. I might disagree.) — Edwin Ashworth, Jun 30 '19 at 18:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '19 at 17:27

In my opinion the difference lies in actively and passively participating.

In a meeting means you are actively participating in the meeting.

"I'm busy right now. I'm in a meeting."

At a meeting means you are present at a meeting but not necessarily participating.

"When you are at a meeting you have to talk quietly when taking a phone call."

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