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come in1Join or become involved in an enterprise: that’s where Jack comes in I agreed to come in on the project...- When I think of other players who I've seen come in on free transfers or for a million pounds or whatever, I'm not certain if they could handle the pressures that I have.
- They would have won, had the French not come in on our side.
- I've got to get a break and we'll come right back and we'll let Kim respond, and then Dr. Jones and Tony come in on it.
1.1Have a useful role or function: this is where grammar comes in...- The said guy will get very upset and this is where my role comes in.
- And I think where I come in on that is I've got to trust my president and his cabinet and intelligence and military people.
1.2 [with complement] Prove to have a specified good quality: a car comes in handy for day trips from the city...- The boy must rid himself of doubt (a quality that might actually come in handy should he ever need to enter a voting booth).
- Allow me a repeat post here, so I can prove to you that some idiosyncrasies do come in handy.
- But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role.
2 [with complement] Finish a race in a specified position: the favourite came in first...- He either wins the race or comes in second place.
- This is raising a lot of questions about whether he can stay in this race if he comes in third.
- You don't have control over where you come in a race.
3(Of money) be earned or received regularly: there’s me and Mum to keep, and no money coming in...- Payments came in regularly until January when no money turned up.
- For someone running a betting operation, is the volume of money coming in significantly greater than the regular season?
- It is vital to the club to keep some form of finance coming in on a regular basis and the Club is indebted to all those in the community who have supported the Club in whatever way possible.
4 [in imperative] Begin speaking or make contact, especially in radio communication: come in, London 5(Of a tide) rise; flow: the tide was coming in...- When the tide comes in the sea water rises above the little weir to enter the river.
- ‘When it rises, our tides are bigger and come in faster and there is more chance of people getting cut off,’ he warned.
- The tide, coming in, had just caught the corners…
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