get in

verb

got in; got in or gotten in; getting in; gets in

intransitive verb

1

a

: enter

b

: arrive

2

a

: to become friendly

b

: to become involved

3

: to become accepted for membership or chosen for office

transitive verb

1

: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering

2

: to include in one's schedule

3

: involve sense 1a

Synonyms of get in

• arrive
• come
• get through
• appear
• turn up

Examples of get in in a Sentence

it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi

Recent Examples on the Web

Infielder Dawson Park got in on the action the following inning, hitting his fifth home run of the season to give Texas State an 11-1 lead. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026

Tomislav Ivišić got in on the action with a couple of jams too. —Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Fey promised at the top to not get in the way of the new British cast, but then was in nearly every sketch. —Scott Bryan, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026

Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season after getting in a heated back-and-forth with Magic center Goga Bitadze, alleging afterward that Bitadze made a vulgar remark in Serbian to him about his family. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Rhymes for get in

• threaten
• chloromycetin
• kinetin
• tibetan