work in

verb

worked in; working in; works in

transitive verb

1

: to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort

2

: to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively

worked in a few topical jokes

Synonyms

• insert
• introduce
• fit (in or into)

Examples of work in in a Sentence

I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.

managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork

Recent Examples on the Web

In his absence, it's expected that Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett will split a majority of the first-team reps while 26-year-old Dresser Winn works in with the backups. —Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025

Bornstein helped build Nordstrom’s website as its vice president of e-commerce in the early 2000s and worked in the C-suite for Sephora and Stitch Fix. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 July 2025

And he's done some amazing work in the last few years. —Luke Chinman, People.com, 25 July 2025

The magnetism that made her performance work in that seems to pulse beneath the premise of her earlier feature debut as a director. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for work in

• jerkin
• zircon