come in

verb

came in; come in; coming in; comes in

intransitive verb

1

a

: to arrive on a scene

new models coming in

b

: to become available

Data began coming in.

2

: to place among those finishing

came in last

3

a

: to function in an indicated manner

come in handy

b

of a telecommunications signal : to be received

came in loud and clear

4

: to assume a role or function

That's where you come in.

5

: to attain maturity, fruitfulness, or production

see also:

come in for

Examples of come in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sabalenka has won eight of 15 meetings against Rybakina, with two of those losses coming in their past two matchups. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026

The Dominican Republic has allowed just 10 runs through five World Baseball Classic games, five of which came in its pool-play finale against Venezuela on Wednesday. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

The Red Storm’s first 20 points all came in the paint, with Ejiofor scoring 10 of them. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

Carter forced 20 La Marque turnovers, 14 of which came in the second and third quarters. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for come in

• multivitamin
• saman
• summon