fit in

verb

1. (tr) to give a place or time to

   if my schedule allows it, I'll fit you in

2. (intr, adverb) to belong or conform, esp after adjustment

   he didn't fit in with their plans

Idioms and Phrases

Also, fit into . Provide a place or time for. For example, We can't fit in another appointment—there's no time , or That tree won't fit into the hole you've dug . [Late 1600s]

fit in with . Be suited to, belong. For example, I just don't fit in with this group , or Her mood fitted in with the sad occasion .

Example Sentences

Atkins told supporters in a letter Monday afternoon that during a childhood in rural Virginia, she often felt “too country, too poor, too gay” to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times

How would they fit in the extra matches?

From BBC

It will accommodate 5,000 people, slightly more than in Rome two years ago, but certainly fewer than the 6,500 that fitted in the Paris behemoth in 2018.

From BBC

Through the somber perspective of time, he’s better able to appreciate those eccentric customs of his grandmother that he found weird when he was a first-generation American kid just trying to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times

An England white-ball regular, Jacks is recovering from a broken little finger and will be fit in time for the Ashes.

From BBC

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