in-system adv.
in or into a solar system; toward the center of a solar system; cf. out-system adv.
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1961
Keith Laumer
Yes; and there are absolutely no defenses. This ship is the only armed one between here and Station Seven, a week’s run in-system.
Stranger in Paradox in Fantastic Aug. 74/2 -
1980
David Brin
You may recall we got back in system a couple of years ago.
Sundiver 96 -
1989
S. M. Stirling
Jerry Pournelle
The flatlander warship was still headed insystem; from the look of things they were going to use the sun for a whip-round.
Children's Hour in L. Niven et al. Man-Kzin Wars II (1991) . 176 -
1989
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Born on Prometheus, came in-system to the nightside at sixteen—probably looking for casino work, but it didn’t say—and did a few short pieces here and there.
Nightside City i. 9 -
1997
David Weber
Steve White
bibliography
Argive had been in-system for over six days now without detecting anything but lifeless worlds and what might be a second warp point just over three light-hours from the star.
In Death Ground (prologue) 7 -
1998
Julia Ecklar
Karen Rose Cercone
bibliography
I didn’t realize you were in-system.
War Dragons i. 3 -
2004
Peter F. Hamilton
When MorningLightMountain8658 decelerated insystem, it found an extensive civilization occupying the fourth solid planet.
Pandora's Star xviii. 585 -
2005
Iain M. Banks
Starting the day after martial law was declared there had been a sequence of attacks, mostly on isolated and system-edge craft and settlements, though with some worrying assaults further in-system, including one on a Navarchy dock-habitat in Sepekte’s own trailing Lagrange that had killed over a thousand.
Algebraist ii. 132 -
2019
Yoon Ha Lee
bibliography
We’re stuck in-system until we’re charged up, and unless I’m mistaken, those are mercenaries. I hope you spent some time familiarizing yourself with the weapons system.
Dragon Pearl viii. 75
Research requirements
antedating 1961
Earliest cite
Keith Laumer, 'Stranger in Paradox'
Research History
Jeff Prucher submitted a 2000 cite from a reprint of David Weber and Steve White's 1997 "In Death Ground".Jeff Prucher submitted a 1998 cite from Elizabeth Moon's "Rules of Engagement".
Douglas Winston submitted a 1989 cite from Lawrence Watt-Evans' "Nightside City".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1980 cite from David Brin's "Sundiver". Fred Galvin submitted a 1961 cite from Keith Laumer's "Stranger in Paradox".
Ben Ostrowsky submitted a 2019 cite from Yoon Ha Lee.
Suggested by Ralf Brown, who has 3 cites from 3 authors in his electronic library.
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