cram in
phrasal verb
crammed in; cramming in; crams in
: to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy
I can cram you in this afternoon.
We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible on our trip to New York City.
Examples of cram in in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, Weiner crammed in an extraordinarily high number of less expensive patient visits into each day.
—
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
As thousands of his followers crammed in, a screen onstage played clips of his greatest hits: insulting government officials, shouting, breaking something on a film set, high-fiving fans on the campaign trail.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The factory farm system brutally kills more than 80 billion land animals a year, as Future Perfect has long reported — animals that are crammed in tiny cages, forced to endure cruel abuses, and generally never go outside.
—Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The production vet was on-hand at this year’s Cairo Film Festival to cram in as many sites as possible as part of whirlwind locations tour.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cram in 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
As thousands of his followers crammed in, a screen onstage played clips of his greatest hits: insulting government officials, shouting, breaking something on a film set, high-fiving fans on the campaign trail.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The factory farm system brutally kills more than 80 billion land animals a year, as Future Perfect has long reported — animals that are crammed in tiny cages, forced to endure cruel abuses, and generally never go outside.
—Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The production vet was on-hand at this year’s Cairo Film Festival to cram in as many sites as possible as part of whirlwind locations tour.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cram in
Dictionary Entries Near cram in
Cite this Entry
“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share