work in
Britishverb
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to insert or become inserted
she worked the patch in carefully
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(tr) to find space for
I'll work this job in during the day
noun
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Insert or introduce, as in As part of their presentation they worked in a request for funding the exhibit . Similarly, work into means “insert or introduce into something else,” as in She worked more flour into the mixture . [Late 1600s]
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Make time for in a schedule, as in The dentist said he would try to work her in this morning . Here, too, work into is sometimes used, as in She had to work two emergency cases into her morning schedule . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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However, if Denver is where you want to be most of the year, I’m not sure this relationship will work in the long term.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
On some issues there is agreement, and the two groups work in coalition.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some teams work in person, collaborating face-to-face in a single room to make interaction easier and more spontaneous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the nature of the work in both news and police helicopters increases their risk, Anthony said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He says the men who work in the German cafeterias and hotels and boarding houses work every day, and that’s what Hirsch and Schillinger will look like.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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