Meanings
verbcome in useful (third-person singular simple present comes in useful, present participle coming in useful, simple past came in useful, past participle come in useful)
present singular third person comes in useful · participle present coming in useful · past came in useful
- Synonym of come in handy.
Synonyms: come in handy
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of come in handy.
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come in useful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20in%20useful
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“come in useful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20in%20useful. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come in useful,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20in%20useful.
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