come in

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English com in, imperative form of Middle English incomen (“to come in; enter”), from Old English incuman (“to come in; enter”), from Proto-Germanic *inkwemaną (“to come in; enter”), equivalent to come +‎ in. Compare Dutch kom in (“come in”), singular imperative form of inkomen (“to come in; enter”), German einkommen (“to come in; enter”). See also income, incoming. === Pronunciation === enPR: kŭm′ ĭn′ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/, [ˌkʰɐm ˈɪn] (US) IPA(key): /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/, [ˌkʰʌm ˈɪn] Hyphenation: come in === Verb === come in (third-person singular simple present comes in, present participle coming in, simple past came in, past participle come in) To enter. To arrive. To become relevant, applicable, or useful. The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in. 1889, Thomas Huxley, in Popular Science Monthly; part of the "Agnosticism controversy", Agnosticism: A Rejoinder As I have shown, "infidel" merely means somebody who does not believe what you believe yourself, and therefore Dr. Wace has a perfect right to call, say, my old Egyptian donkey-driver, Nooleh, and myself, infidels, just as Nooleh and I have a right to call him an infidel. The ludicrous aspect of the thing comes in only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves. To become available. (of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well. (music) To join or enter; to begin playing with a group. (informal) To enter a plan or group; to join in. Near-synonym: come across (of a fugitive or a person in hiding) To surrender; to turn oneself in. Near-synonym: come across to come in from the cold (intransitive) To yield or surrender. Synonyms: give in, give up (often imperative) To begin transmitting. To function in the indicated manner. To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like. To finish a race or similar competition in first place. (of the tide) To rise. Antonym: go out To become fashionable. To fully develop. (intransitive) To report to a workplace for a shift. (obsolete, printing, of a copy) To be correctly placed in preparation for printing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === go in === Anagrams === income