come in

What does "come in" mean?

1. To enter a room, building, or place
2. To arrive (of transport, deliveries, information)
3. To finish in a particular position (competitions)
4. To become fashionable or popular

Examples

• Come in! The door is open.
• The flight is coming in at 3 PM.
• She came in first place in the marathon.
• Mini skirts came in during the 1960s.
• New information came in overnight about the case.

How to use it

'Come in!' is a polite way to invite someone to enter. 'Come in handy/useful' means something proves to be helpful.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• come up

  To be mentioned or discussed

• come across

  To find something or meet someone by chance

• come back

  To return to a place

• come out

  To become known or revealed

• come over

  To visit someone's home

• come down

  To decrease in price, level, or amount