1
: a casual visit or brief stop
2
: one who drops in : a casual visitor
dropped in; dropping in; drops in
: to pay an unexpected or casual visit
—often used with on
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Examples of drop-in in a Sentence
Noun
we're having open house for New Year's, and drop-ins are welcome to come and go as they please
Verb
drop in any time—we're always home
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
The phenomenon recalls Clubhouse, a drop-in audio chat application introduced by Apple.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Two daytime drop-in centers will provide extended hours to homeless people: Lincoln Park Community Services at 1521 N. Sedgwick St. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, as well as the Broadway Youth Center at 1023 W. Irving Park Road from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Over the past year, Samaritan Resource Center, the only drop-in center in East Orlando, has seen a dramatic increase in people in need of housing.
—Zeynep Portway, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
An individual drop-in pass is $50 with four- to 12-pack bundles also available.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
The phenomenon recalls Clubhouse, a drop-in audio chat application introduced by Apple.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Two daytime drop-in centers will provide extended hours to homeless people: Lincoln Park Community Services at 1521 N. Sedgwick St. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, as well as the Broadway Youth Center at 1023 W. Irving Park Road from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Over the past year, Samaritan Resource Center, the only drop-in center in East Orlando, has seen a dramatic increase in people in need of housing.
—Zeynep Portway, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Drop-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-in. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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