in the game
Still a contender
Actively involved and competitive, whether in business, dating, sports, or any arena where success requires engagement.
Someone who's still in the game remains a contender rather than sidelined.
The phrase often implies resilience: After the divorce, he wasn't sure he was ready to get back in the game.
In hip-hop and street culture, being in the game specifically means participating in hustling or drug dealing.
- competingContending for victory
- playingParticipating in recreation
- activeIn operation now
- involvedParticipating or complicated
- catchSeize or snag
ball · adept · prepared · present · gambit · hustle · participant · tactical · decisive · contributing · equipped · fair play · immersed · contender · experienced · interacting · performing · play to win
in the gamesidelined
Removed from participation
on the sidelines · benched · sitting out · on the bench · out of action
in the gameout of the running
No longer competing
finished · knocked out · eliminated · done for · dead in the water
in the gamechecked out
Departed or zoned out
asleep at the wheel · out of it · zoned out · not paying attention · clueless
game, gaming, gamer, gamers, gameplay, gamekeeper, gamester, gamesmanship, gamify