call in
Third Person
calls in
Present Participle
calling in
Past Tense
called in
Past Participle
called in
1
to request for someone's presence at a specific location
- The manager called the team in for an urgent meeting.
- The teacher called the student in to discuss their progress.
- The head chef may call in the kitchen staff for a brief meeting before the restaurant opens.
- The principal called in the teacher to address the classroom behavior concerns.
- The professor may call the students in for a special lecture on short notice.
2
to request someone's services or assistance
- The manager called in an expert to analyze the financial data.
- The company decided to call in consultants to improve efficiency.
- We'll call the exterminator in to deal with the pest problem.
- The hospital may need to call in additional staff during a crisis.
- The school decided to call in an educational consultant.
3
to make a phone call to a particular place, often one's workplace
- She called in to report the technical issue with her computer.
- He called in to inform about the change in his travel plans.
- Don't forget to call in and inform them if you'll be late for the meeting.
- She called in to check if there were any urgent messages.
- The employee called in, explaining the reason for his unexpected absence.
4
to stop for a quick visit
- I wanted to call in at the café to grab a coffee on my way home.
- We should call in on our grandparents this weekend; it's been a while.
- They often call in at the local bakery for freshly baked goods.
- I like to call in at the local bookstore to browse the new arrivals.
- She called in on her way home to check if they needed anything from the grocery store.
5
(in sports) to replace a player, typically due to strategic decisions, injuries, or other factors
- Despite the lead, the coach called the experienced player in for added stability.
- The referee allowed the team to call a player in after an injury timeout.
- In the second half, the team called their captain in to boost morale on the field.
- In the final minutes, the team called their striker out and called in a midfielder for better ball control.
- The coach decided to call the injured player in the first half and brought a fresh player into the game.
6
to request the return of an item, document, or person
- He borrowed my book and promised to call it in by the end of the week.
- The library will call in overdue books after a certain grace period.
- The company decided to call in all issued laptops for a software update.
- They called in the defective products for quality control.
7
to ask for the repayment of a loan
- Economic uncertainties forced the bank to call in several loans.
- The student loan was called in after graduation.
- The bank called in the loan after several missed payments.
- The financial institution called the mortgage payment in.
- The lender called the loan in earlier than expected.
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