pack in
phrasal verb
packed in; packing in; packs in
British, informal
: to stop or quit
I have no intention of packing in just yet.
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That’s what makes the wireless charging on the 108-kilowatt-hour pack in the forthcoming Porsche Cayenne Electric so notable.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025
My travel safety education started during packing in my childhood home.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
The policy came five years after Richard Reid tried to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami with explosives packed in his shoes.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Best Things To Do No-Fuss Beach Days A stay on the Forgotten Coast is less about packing in the activities and more about shedding them.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025
My travel safety education started during packing in my childhood home.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
The policy came five years after Richard Reid tried to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami with explosives packed in his shoes.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Best Things To Do No-Fuss Beach Days A stay on the Forgotten Coast is less about packing in the activities and more about shedding them.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack in
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“Pack in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20in. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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