come in

verb

came in; come in; coming in; comes in

intransitive verb

1

a

: to arrive on a scene

new models coming in

b

: to become available

data began coming in

2

: to place among those finishing

came in last

3

a

: to function in an indicated manner

come in handy

b

of a telecommunications signal : to be received

came in loud and clear

4

: to assume a role or function

that's where you come in

5

: to attain maturity, fruitfulness, or production

Phrases

come in for

: to become subject to

came in for harsh criticism

Examples of come in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In London, employers are asking staff to come in to the office for 3.1 days a week on average—employees are actually showing up only 2.7 days. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024

The iPhone 16 comes in more colors and is built out of aluminum instead of titanium like the higher-end Pro models. —Todd Haselton, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024

The amount of messages and love that started coming in through DMs really helped me. —Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024

Lebanon’s crisis operations center, which is run by the health ministry, asked all medical workers to head to their respective hospitals to help cope with the massive numbers of wounded coming in for urgent care. —Laila Bassam, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a