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get sth in

— phrasal verb with get uk /ɡet/ us /ɡet/ verb present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US usually gotten

(SEND)

› to send something so that it arrives by a particular time:

I have to get my application in by Thursday.

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Delivering and despatching

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(SAY)

› to succeed in saying something, although it is difficult to do this because other people are talking too:

He couldn't get a word in because she was talking so much.

I'll try to get my suggestion in at the start of the meeting.

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Saying & uttering

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(FIND TIME)

› informal to manage to find time to do something or deal with someone:

I want to get a little bit more work in before I leave the office.

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Dealing with things or people

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(BUY)

› UK informal to buy a supply of something, usually food or drink, so that you will have enough of what you need:

We'll have to get some food in for the weekend if we're having visitors.

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Buying

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(Definition of “get sth in” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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