Meaning of come in In English

• 0 to enter a room or building:

  • Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?

  • Hi, come in - great to see you!

• 1 If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular:

  • Flared trousers first came in during the 1970s.

• 2 to be useful for a particular purpose:

  • Keep it, it might come in useful.

  • The money will come in handy when I want to travel.

• 3 When news or information comes in, it is received:

  • Reports are just coming in of a major accident on the motorway.

  • With Dave unemployed, we don't have much money coming in at the moment.

• 4 to become involved in a situation, story, or plan:

  • We need expert advice, and that's where you come in.

• 5 to finish a race in first, second, etc. position

• 6 When the sea or the tide comes in, the water moves forwards to cover more of the beach.

• 7 (of the ocean tide) to be rising to a higher level:

  • By the time we got to the beach the tide had come in.

• 8 if you have money coming in, you receive it as income:

  • A proportion of the money coming in was set aside to finance research.

• 9 if a law comes in, it is passed and starts to be used:

  • Law enforcement officials have been swamped with information since new regulations came in earlier this year.

• 10 to become involved in a situation, plan, or discussion:

  • We need expert advice, and that's where you come in.

  • come in on sth Can I come in on that issue?