Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mail it in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: mail it in
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mail, it, in.

Example Sentences

""I do think the judges mailed it in during Season 6, relative to previous years," Welton says. "Simon needs to be nastier. […]""
"So when you have to write two columns a week that are going to be read by a lot of people around the world, you can't just mail it in. You're thinking all the time."
"Listen, we're not mailing it in, we're trying to get better."

Inflected Forms

mails it in (present, singular) mailing it in (participle, present) mailed it in (participle, past) mailed it in (past)

Phrases

mailed-in

Frequently Paired Words

mailed-in phone it in

Synonyms

phone it in

Questions

What does mail it in mean?: To deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results.

How to pronounce mail it in

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