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get it in

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To do or say something before the time runs out.

Literal meaning: To place something inside a space — the figurative sense extends to fitting something within a time or opportunity.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To submit something before a deadline.

"Make sure you get the application in before midnight."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 informal

To manage to do or say something during a limited opportunity.

"I got a quick workout in before the meeting."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Often used for deadlines ('get the application in') or for fitting activities into a busy day ('We managed to get a walk in'). Idiomatic but partially transparent.

Commonly used with

application word workout joke request order

Forms

Base
get it in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gets it in
he/she/it
Past simple
got it in
yesterday
Past participle
got/gotten it in
have + pp
-ing form
getting it in
continuous

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Synonyms

submit on time fit in squeeze in manage to do include

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