cram in

phrasal 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.

Examples of cram in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Special session costs approach $1 billion Tennessee lawmakers could be looking at a nearly $1 billion special session slated to begin next week after Gov. Bill Lee directed legislators to cram in voucher legislation, disaster relief and immigration enforcement before returning to a regular session. —Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged. —Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 19 July 2025

Couples, young and old, and families, big and small, cram in alongside crowded all-male ​​groups. —Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025

Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for cram in

• famine
• gammon
• mammon
• backgammon
• examen
• examine
• glutamine
• reexamine