look-in

noun

ˈlu̇k-ˌin 

1

: a chance of success

2

: a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field

Examples of look-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If all that weren’t enough to keep Pitaro and ESPN’s content chief Burke Magnus hopping, Bristol’s look-in option with the ACC just recently kicked in. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025

If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in. —Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Baseball Tonight Special: MLB Squeeze Play, and the potential live look-ins comes at a critical moment for ESPN and Major League Baseball. —Maury Brown, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m. 13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024

The fact that Scorsese and Eric Roth’s adapted screenplay didn’t get a look-in. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for look-in

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin