1. in place - Adjective
2. in place - Adverb
in the original or natural place or site
Source: WordNetI spent my entire life in sickness and sorrows, but without sorrows, how can one be saved? Illness is sent by God in place of and to make up for the deficiency of our struggles. I see that my ill health is a gift of God - His epitimia, His mercy... Ignatius Bryanchaninov
Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion. Ambrose Bierce
Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context. Steven Erikson
While travelling, the load settles in place. Corsican Proverb
It's just a wisp in place of a brush. Irish Proverb