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come in

The runner will come in third at the finish line.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To enter a place: To move from an outside area into an inside or enclosed space.
    • To be received or become available: To arrive or be delivered, often referring to information, news, or items.
    • To take a position in a competition or ranking: To finish a race or contest in a particular place.
    • To become fashionable or seasonally appropriate: To start being in style or to begin being relevant for a particular time of year.
    • To play a role or function: To have a part or purpose in a situation.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Please knock before you come in. (To enter a place.)
    • The first reports from the disaster zone are starting to come in. (To be received.)
    • My horse came in first in the last race! (To take a position in a competition.)
    • Long skirts are expected to come in again this fall. (To become fashionable.)
    • This is where your expertise comes in; we need your advice. (To play a role.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to come in for criticism/praise": To receive criticism or praise.
    • The government's policy has come in for severe criticism.
  • "to come in handy/useful": To prove to be useful or convenient.
    • Keep that tool; it might come in handy one day.
  • "to come in from the cold": To gain acceptance or shelter after being excluded or in a difficult situation.
    • After years of isolation, the nation finally came in from the cold.
Variants and Related Words
  • Income (n): Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or investments.
  • Incoming (adj): Arriving or coming in.
    • Incoming mail.
  • Newcomer (n): A person who has recently arrived in a place or started an activity.
Synonyms
  • Enter: To go or come into a place.
  • Arrive: To reach a destination.
  • Finish: To end a race or contest in a particular position.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Come in on: To become involved in something, such as a plan or discussion.
    • Would you like to come in on this project with us?
  • Come into: To inherit something (e.g., money, property) or to begin to be in a particular state.
    • She came into a large fortune.
    • The new law will come into effect next month.
Related Idioms
  • Come in out of the rain: To seek shelter; to act sensibly to avoid trouble or discomfort.
    • He finally decided to come in out of the rain and accept the reasonable offer.
  • Have it coming (to you): To deserve something bad that happens.
    • After all his lies, he had his punishment coming.
come in

The runner will come in third at the finish line.

Verb
  1. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
    • Jerry came in third in the Marathon
  2. to insert between other elements
    • She interjected clever remarks
  3. come into fashion; become fashionable
  4. be received
    • News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
  5. to come or go into
    • the boat entered an area of shallow marshes