at the door

prepositional phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, the, door.

“That would be Mom at the door.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, the, door.

    Colette had met them at the door and told them what they owed and they laughed at her.

    2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 40, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 205
  2. Ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door.

    That would be Mom at the door.

    1 more example

    The delivery man is at the door.

  3. At the first threshold of the event itself rather than in advance.

    You can buy tickets at the door, but they will be pricier.

Cite this entry
APA

at the door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20door

MLA

“at the door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20door.

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