come in handy

phrase

variants or come in useful/helpful

: to turn out to be useful when needed

A pocketknife can come in handy.

A little extra money would come in useful right now.

Examples of come in handy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These monitors also come in handy when gaming on the go, connecting to your game console for a seamless play experience. — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023

The cases also come in handy because these frames are on the expensive side so protecting your investment is that much more important. — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 14 June 2023

This bestselling phone mount from Amazon will definitely come in handy whenever your biking boyfriend needs a GPS (or to FaceTime you) on his treks. — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 10 June 2023

While not all new mothers need or want a breast pump, for those who are interested in breastfeeding their little one, a good breast pump can certainly come in handy. — Jamie Spain and Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023

Rhymes for come in handy

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• brandy
• candy
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• grandee
• randy
• shandy