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The phrase "are idle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of inactivity or lack of engagement, often in reference to people or machines.
Example: "The workers are idle while waiting for the next assignment."
Alternatives: "are inactive" or "are not in use".
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are idle
adjective
Empty, vacant.
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Factories are idle.
There are idle people.
Its factories are idle.
Anyway, these are idle thoughts.
The Packers are idle this week.
Yes, there are idle people with disabilities.
More young people are idle than ever before.
But even now, many of his machines are idle.
The number who are idle, however, has in creased.
Today the two furnaces, closed "temporarily" last year, are idle.
There is no longer a rush hour; taxis are idle.
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