fade in

noun

A type of transition used in visual media, in which the transition is at first black, fading to a visual image.

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Meanings

nounfade in (plural fade ins)

plural fade ins

  1. broadcastingA type of transition used in visual media, in which the transition is at first black, fading to a visual image.
verbfade in (third-person singular simple present fades in, present participle fading in, simple past and past participle faded in)

present singular third person fades in · participle present fading in · participle past faded in · past faded in

  1. intransitivetransitivebroadcastingTo fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.

    Fade in and out of a daydream / Our waking life torn at the seam / I am the match / You're the gasoline

    2024, Jackie Evancho, “Behind My Eyes”, in Solla
  2. intransitivetransitiveaudioTo commence with silence in a song and then slowly increase the volume of the music until the intro of the song is over.

Translations

Polish fade-in
  • fade-intype of transition used in movies
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APA

fade in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fade%20in

MLA

“fade in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fade%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fade in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fade%20in.

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