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dials it in

dials it in is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dials it in

What is dials it in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dials it in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dial it in.

Words near dials it in in the dictionary

  1. dials back
  2. dials down
  3. dials down a notch
  4. dials in
  5. dials into
  6. dials it in
  7. dials out
  8. dials up
  9. dialuminium
  10. dialumino
  11. dialuminum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dials 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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