phone in
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.
verb
To make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.
Intransitive verb
verb
To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.
verb
To make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Please give us the courtesy of showing up instead of phoning in."
- "Please give us the courtesy of delivering it in person instead of phoning it in."
- "We've got Brian phoning in from Phoenix. Brian, you're on the air."
- "I've been trying to phone in to your program for the last half hour."
- "phone it in"
- "He thought he could phone in the scheduling process, but it takes sharp negotiations around here."