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 of work in

• 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

But trains ran in the family; his father Claude Diridon worked in the railroad business in Dunsmuir when Rod was a boy. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026

Trump spent the day working in the Oval Office and received regular updates, the official said. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026

Denis and Metayer Bowen met in 2017 working in politics. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work. —Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for work in

• jerkin
• zircon