cram in

verb

crammed in; cramming in; crams in
: to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy
I can cram you in this afternoon.
We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible on our trip to New York City.

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Hundreds of passengers were crammed in there with us, many of them families with children, all waiting for the Russian onslaught to cease. — Eric Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026 Instead of thinking about what can be crammed in for the end of the year, Q4 should be about laying out a plan to hit the ground running in Q1. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Fresh off a Netflix special that premiered earlier this month, Stamptown crams in a dizzying mix of acts — think fire breathing burlesque dancers, aerial pole acrobats spinning above you, and some of the sharpest, strangest clown comedy around. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 His car has been vandalized while crammed in unsafe parking lots. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cram in

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“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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