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kip in

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To stay in bed and sleep late, or to sleep inside.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To stay in bed and sleep later than usual, especially in the morning.

"I'm planning to kip in tomorrow — I haven't had a proper rest all week."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

British slang. Less common than 'sleep in' or 'lie in'. Used casually among friends. The distinction between 'kip in' and 'kip down' is that 'kip in' suggests remaining in a bed/indoors, while 'kip down' suggests settling in an improvised space.

Commonly used with

morning bed late indoors weekend

Forms

Base
kip in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
kips in
he/she/it
Past simple
kiped in
yesterday
Past participle
kiped in
have + pp
-ing form
kiping in
continuous

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Synonyms

sleep in lie in have a lie-in stay in bed

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