be in and out
Come and go
To be in and out is to be present only intermittently, coming and going rather than staying put: I'll be in and out all day, so just leave the package on the porch.
The phrase often signals limited availability or an unsettled schedule.
It can also describe brief visits: She was in and out of the hospital for tests.
- incomingMoving toward arrival
- insideThe inner area
- outgoingSociable and unreserved
- come and goAppear and vanish intermittently
- here and thereIn various places
on and off · outside · come · enter · skip · withdraw · leave · pop in · drop by · swing by · show your face · quick visit · touch base · circulate · drift · go · return · quit