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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Peer education, drop-in counseling groups, wellness workshops, initial consultation appointments, single-session therapy, short-term counseling, crisis services and a new mobile unit crisis service are available.
—Nicole Gregory, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
No appointments are needed for a drop-in visit at the bar.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
That included around a half-million dollars that could be stripped from the Neil Good Day Center downtown, the county’s only drop-in facility for people living on the street.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
The mayor would reduce funding by $1 million for youth drop-in centers, safe places for young people in low-income areas.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Enrolled and incoming Arizona college students can also attend university drop-ins hosted weekly.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The drop-in side thigh pockets fit my phone and a small tube of sunscreen for easy access.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
The primary bedroom has plenty of space for an additional seating area while the bathroom features double sinks, a drop-in bathtub and a corner shower.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Noun
Advertisement Blinken’s drop-in appearance at the cellar-level Barman Diktat nightspot — impromptu-seeming but carefully planned, with watchful security in attendance — came at what military analysts are describing as a particularly perilous point in the more than 2-year-old war.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Peer education, drop-in counseling groups, wellness workshops, initial consultation appointments, single-session therapy, short-term counseling, crisis services and a new mobile unit crisis service are available.
—Nicole Gregory, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
No appointments are needed for a drop-in visit at the bar.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
That included around a half-million dollars that could be stripped from the Neil Good Day Center downtown, the county’s only drop-in facility for people living on the street.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
The mayor would reduce funding by $1 million for youth drop-in centers, safe places for young people in low-income areas.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Enrolled and incoming Arizona college students can also attend university drop-ins hosted weekly.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The drop-in side thigh pockets fit my phone and a small tube of sunscreen for easy access.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
The primary bedroom has plenty of space for an additional seating area while the bathroom features double sinks, a drop-in bathtub and a corner shower.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Drop-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-in. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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