check in
To go to the desk at a hotel or airport and tell them you have arrived, or to quickly talk to someone to say you are okay.
Meanings
To register upon arrival at a hotel, airport, hospital, or event.
"We need to check in at least two hours before the flight departs."
To make brief contact with someone to report your status or see how they are doing.
"My manager asked me to check in every Friday afternoon with a progress update."
To tag or share your location on a social media platform.
"She checked in at the new restaurant and immediately got comments from her friends."
In the hospitality/travel sense, used at hotels, airports, hospitals, and events. In the social sense ('check in with someone'), it means a brief, casual contact. Very common in American English. Social media platforms have popularised the 'location check-in' noun form.
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