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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