work in

British  

verb

1. to insert or become inserted

   she worked the patch in carefully

2. (tr) to find space for

   I'll work this job in during the day

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noun

1. a form of industrial action in which a factory that is to be closed down is occupied and run by its workers

work in Idioms  

1. 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]

2. 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]

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Example Sentences

They said they had to endure water temperatures of 35 degrees Fahrenheit, working in turns of no more than 40 minutes each.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were working in difficult conditions, in dense rainforests and exposed beaches in extreme humidity.

From BBC

"We did great work in attack and in defence... you could tell that we were defending as a team during the whole game," Valverde told Real Madrid TV.

From Barron's

Since 2019, the number of New Yorkers working in creative fields ranging from design to fashion has fallen by 6.1 percent, according to a December report by the Center for an Urban Future.

From Barron's

“What you get for your money right now and how much of it is just going to interest feels hard,” said Wight, who is 33 and works in marketing for a frozen-foods company.

From The Wall Street Journal

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