in on

idiom

: knowledgeable about (something) or involved in (something)
They were all in on the scheme.
I let them in on our little secret.

Examples of in on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On those occasions when Leitner had a football/basketball conflict, Schaeffer subbed in on basketball broadcasts. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024 Employees below executive level aren’t expected to clock in on weekends. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 When mast, both hard and soft, suddenly becomes available, turkeys are going to find and key in on it. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024 In the music video, time creeps in on Rose as the sun’s shadow shifts across his Chalamet-esque curls, indicating the day coming to an end. Sarah Grant, SPIN, 10 Apr. 2024 There are ample recent examples of member states digging their heels in on one issue – funding for Ukraine or Covid relief packages – in exchange for turning a blind eye to their breaking of EU rules. Luke McGee, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 The Gamecocks made more of an effort to key in on her. Sean Gregory, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024 During the 2021 Brood X emergence, Zoe Getman-Pickering, a scientist in Lill’s research group, found that as birds swooped in on cicadas, caterpillar populations exploded. Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024 There were so many amazing shows on that I never really got locked in like I got locked in on Curb. Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024

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“In on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20on. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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