Meaning

• To enter.

  "Please come in and look around."

• To arrive.

  "That flight just came in."

• To become relevant, applicable or useful.

  "The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in."

• To become available.

  "Blueberries will be coming in next month."

• (of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.

  "Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of them come in well here."

• To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.

  "They started together, but the drummer came in late."

• To begin transmitting.

  "This is Charlie 456 to base. Come in, base. Do you read me?"

• To function in the indicated manner.

  "Four-wheel drive sure came in handy while the bridge was washed out."

• (of a fugitive or a person in hiding) To surrender; to turn oneself in.

• To give in; to yield.

• To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place or the like.

  "The horse I had bet on came in fourth in the second race."

• To finish a race or similar competition in first place.

  "My horse came in in the first race."

• (of the tide) To rise.

  "The tide will come in in an hour."

• To become fashionable.

  "Orange blouses are coming in!"