phone in (English, verb)
expansion: phone in (third-person singular simple present phones in, present participle phoning in, simple past and past participle phoned in)
Senses:
glosses: To deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.
tags: ambitransitive
glosses: To make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.
tags: ambitransitive
figuratively
idiomatic
glosses: To make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: phones in
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: phoning in
tags: participle
present
form: phoned in
tags: participle
past
form: phoned in
tags: past