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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Design one space with two modes The trick with dual-purpose rooms is to resist the urge to cram in two separate setups.
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Alena Conley, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut.
—Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
But picking two and committing to them beats trying to cram in everything.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Temporary walls set up around the event space split the building into two makeshift restaurants, with crews crammed in everywhere else.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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Alena Conley, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut.
—Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
But picking two and committing to them beats trying to cram in everything.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Temporary walls set up around the event space split the building into two makeshift restaurants, with crews crammed in everywhere else.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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