check-in

Hotel front desk

Check-in is the process of registering arrival—at a hotel, airport, or event: Check-in begins at 3 PM.

The term extends to brief status updates or welfare inquiries: I just wanted to do a quick check-in before the meeting, She texted her mom a check-in when she landed.

As a modifier: check-in counter, check-in time.

The verb form is two words: check in.

airport

passport

Government-issued travel credential

terminal · counter · kiosk · self-service · airline · flight · departure · queue · baggage · ticket

hotel

reception

Act of receiving guests

reservation · concierge · bellhop · guest · housekeeping · suite · amenities · minibar · porter · valet

appointment

booking

Advance arrangement secured

reminder · availability · time-slot · receptionist · punctuality · agenda · reschedule · no-show · walk-in · queue

event

registration

Formal recording of participation

roster · conference · orientation · participant · credentials · desk · form · lanyard · wristband · usher

social-media

location

Position in space

post · share · tag · venue · Foursquare · Swarm · Facebook · Instagram · followers · notification

swimming

heat

Transferred thermal energy

  • laneDesignated travel strip
  • blockSolid mass, or impede
  • splitSeparation into parts

relay · anchor · meet · gala · starter · timing · touchpad · marshalling · finals · prelims

Categories
Opposites
arrival vs. departure process

check-incheck-out

Process of paying and leaving

checkout · departure · leaving · vacating · exit

engagement vs. disengagement

check-ingoing dark

Becoming unreachable intentionally

radio silence · ghosting · withdrawal · dropping out · absence

verification vs. non-verification

check-inno-show

One who fails to appear

absence · unaccounted · missing · AWOL · off the radar

Family

checking, rechecking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G