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

For some, fall fashion starts with color, working in warm browns and flashes of crimson red or shaking typical neutrals up with pops of cobalt blue. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Founded in 2021 by Pearl Chan and Ariel Esteban Cayer, Kani emerged from years of working in international sales and festival programming. — José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026

In 1992, a twenty-nine-year-old Bessent was working in the London office of the investor George Soros’s fund when the British Treasury was trying to prop up the value of the pound. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Pucacco joins Roku after working in leadership roles at HP, PayPal, Microsoft, Meta and Stripe. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for work in

• jerkin
• zircon