come in

present singular third person comes in · participle present coming in · past came in

1. To enter.

   Come in, it's cold outside.

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   Please come in and look around.

2. To arrive.

   That flight just came in.

3. To become relevant, applicable, or useful.

   The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in.

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   1889, Thomas Huxley, in Popular Science Monthly; part of the "Agnosticism controversy", Agnosticism: A Rejoinder As I have shown, "infidel" merely means somebody who does not believe what you believe yourself, and therefore Dr. Wace has a perfect right to call, say, my old Egyptian donkey-driver, Nooleh, and myself, infidels, just as Nooleh and I have a right to call him an infidel. The ludicrous aspect of the thing comes in only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves.

4. To become available.

   Blueberries will be coming in next month.

5. such as radio or televisionTo have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.

   Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of them come in well here.

6. entertainmentTo join or enter; to begin playing with a group.

   They started together, but the drummer came in late.

7. informalTo enter a plan or group; to join in.

   Near-synonym: come across

   Synonyms: come across

8. To surrender; to turn oneself in.

   to come in from the cold

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   Near-synonym: come across

   Every police officer and agent in New York City is gunning for you. If you come in now, I can guarantee your safety.

   2006, G. D. McCrary, Guerrillas in the Midst, page 352

   Synonyms: come across

9. intransitiveTo yield or surrender.

   Synonyms: give in, give up

10. imperativeoftenTo begin transmitting.

    This is Charlie 456 to base. Come in, base. Do you read me?

11. To function in the indicated manner.

    Four-wheel drive sure came in handy while the bridge was washed out.

12. To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.

    The horse I had bet on came in fourth in the second race.

13. To finish a race or similar competition in first place.

    My horse came in in the first race.

14. To rise.

    The tide will come in in an hour.

    Antonyms: go out

15. To become fashionable.

    Orange blouses are coming in!

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    During the summer of 1984 there had been a backlash against labels in Portsmouth and a more simple style came in.

    2003, Phil Thornton, Casuals: The Story of a Terrace Cult

16. To fully develop.

    “Everyone says that you should wait, because your body doesn’t fully come in until you’re like 30, and I’m 20 years old, and why am I going to wait until I’m 30 to be snatched?” Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said.

    2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 19 May 2022

17. intransitiveTo report to a workplace for a shift.
18. obsoletemediaTo be correctly placed in preparation for printing.
19. To become available, to begin to be produced.