squeeze in

verb

To find time or other resources for.

“I squeezed the meeting in.”

Meanings

verbsqueeze in (third-person singular simple present squeezes in, present participle squeezing in, simple past and past participle squeezed in)

present singular third person squeezes in · participle present squeezing in · participle past squeezed in · past squeezed in

  1. transitiveTo find time or other resources for.

    I squeezed the meeting in.

    2 more examples

    My appointment book is pretty full, but I can just squeeze you in.

    I found a time to squeeze in a meeting with you.

  2. intransitiveTo pack tightly together.

    We don't have much room in this car, so everyone will have to squeeze in.

  3. To force in, stretch something to make something larger fit.

    My son was able to squeeze in the tight crawl space to retrieve the cat.

Synonyms & antonyms

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