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

That some narrative moves are obvious, some unconvincing and some just extraneous does not get in the way of a good time. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

There are even some local business getting in on the action, with The Jungle Bird hosting a tiki pop-up and restaurants such as Nash & Proper selling food and snacks. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Guys are getting in extra workouts before practice, after practice. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for get in

• threaten
• kinetin
• tibetan