# come in
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English com in, imperative form of Middle English incomen (“to come in; enter”), from Old English incuman (“to come in; enter”), from Proto-Germanic *inkwemaną (“to come in; enter”), equivalent to come +‎ in. Compare Dutch kom in (“come in”), singular imperative form of inkomen (“to come in; enter”), German einkommen (“to come in; enter”). See also income, incoming.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /kʌm ˈɪn/, [kʰɐm ˈɪn]
* (US) IPA: /kʌm ˈɪn/, [kʰʌm ˈɪn]

### Verb

come in (third-person singular simple present comes in, present participle coming in, simple past came in, past participle come in)
* To enter.
    Please come in and look around.
** 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
    Come in. … Well, Anna, welcome. ― Thank you.
       Audio (US):(file)
* To arrive.
    That flight just came in.
* To become relevant, applicable, or useful.
    The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in.
** 1889, Thomas Huxley, in Popular Science Monthly; part of the "Agnosticism controversy", Agnosticism: A Rejoinder
    As I have shown, "infidel" merely means somebody who does not believe what you believe yourself, and therefore Dr. Wace has a perfect right to call, say, my old Egyptian donkey-driver, Nooleh, and myself, infidels, just as Nooleh and I have a right to call him an infidel. The ludicrous aspect of the thing comes in only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves.
* To become available.
    Blueberries will be coming in next month.
* (of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
    Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of them come in well here.
* (music) To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
    They started together, but the drummer came in late.
* (informal) To enter a plan or group; to join in.
    Near-synonym: come across
* (of a fugitive or a person in hiding) To surrender; to turn oneself in.
    Near-synonym: come across
** 2006, G. D. McCrary, Guerrillas in the Midst, page 352:Every police officer and agent in New York City is gunning for you. If you come in now, I can guarantee your safety.
* (intransitive) To yield or surrender.
    Synonyms: give in, give up
* (often imperative) To begin transmitting.
    This is Charlie 456 to base. Come in, base. Do you read me?
* To function in the indicated manner.
    Four-wheel drive sure came in handy while the bridge was washed out.
* To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.
    The horse I had bet on came in fourth in the second race.
* To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
    My horse came in in the first race.
* (of the tide) To rise.
    The tide will come in in an hour.
    Antonym: go out
* To become fashionable.
    Orange blouses are coming in!
** 2003, Phil Thornton, Casuals: The Story of a Terrace Cult:During the summer of 1984 there had been a backlash against labels in Portsmouth and a more simple style came in.
* To fully develop.
** 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎:“Everyone says that you should wait, because your body doesn’t fully come in until you’re like 30, and I’m 20 years old, and why am I going to wait until I’m 30 to be snatched?” Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said.
* (obsolete, printing, of a copy) To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.

#### Derived terms

* come in from the cold

#### Translations
### See also

* go in

### Anagrams

* income