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dialed it in

dialed it in is the simple past and past participle of dial it in.

Meaning of dial it in

Verb

dial it in (third-person singular simple present dials it in, present participle (US) dialing it in or (UK) dialling it in, simple past and past participle (US) dialed it in or (UK) dialled it in)

  1. To set up in a perfect or complete way.
    • The mechanic dialed in the bicycle before the customer picked it up.
  2. To give a lackluster, uninspired, or timid performance (especially when capable of doing better); to phone it in.
    • The actor simply dialed in his performance, leaving even his devoted fans disappointed with the show as a whole.

Questions about dialed it in

What is dialed it in the simple past and past participle of?
Dialed it in is the simple past and past participle of dial it in.

Words near dialed it in in the dictionary

  1. dialed back
  2. dialed down
  3. dialed down a notch
  4. dialed in
  5. dialed into
  6. dialed it in
  7. dialed out
  8. dialed up
  9. dialefe
  10. dialefes
  11. dialer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dialed it in (page history and authors); dial it in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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