0 used to describe a place where people can go, usually to get help or advice, at any time without making an appointment (= an agreed date and time):
1 to come for a visit, esp. without having received an invitation for a specific time:
Drop in whenever you’re in the neighborhood.
In 1896, for geographical reasons it was not as easy to ' drop-in ' as it is now.
Examples to enhance accessibility include mobile/outreach services, extended office hours, drop-in appointments, translators and appropriate pamphlets.
Most were amenable to drop-in formats and to heterogeneous membership.
Providing a "drop-in" service and continuing education after the initial program of contacts is completed could be a useful service development, warranting further evaluation.
Families from the parent - child center were participating in the center's programs, which include daily preschool classes, behavior management education, and drop-in parents' groups.
Preference for a drop-in health facility was expressed by the majority.
There is also the opportunity for pupils to drop-in informally for information lea ets on a range of health and related matters, or to chat with staff.
There were numerous anecdotal accounts (mainly verbal reporting) of initiatives speci cally directed towards teenagers, such as drop-in services in schools, youth centres, health clinics or general practice surgeries.
