checking in
Confirming your presence
Checking in is making contact to confirm status, location, or well-being.
You check in at a hotel to register for your room, or at an airport to confirm your flight.
The phrase extends to casual contact: I'm just checking in to see how you're doing.
At work, checking in means providing a brief update or touching base with colleagues.
To check in with yourself is to pause and assess your own emotional state.
Advance arrangement to hold
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- keycardElectronic entry credential
- guestWelcomed visitor
bellhop · suite · accommodation · inn · hostel · folio · occupancy · housekeeping
Flat service surface
- boarding passAirline entry document
- kioskStandalone public booth
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
terminal · gate · departure · arrival · itinerary · flight · ticket · passport
Record of who's present
- timecardEmployee hours record
- punctualityBeing on time
- shiftMovement or work period
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
roll call · sign-in · logbook · supervisor · schedule · badge · timekeeping · reporting
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- updateNew version or information
- helloCommon spoken greeting
touching base · follow-up · catching up · reaching out · status · whereabouts · welfare · concern
Examining one's own mind
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
wellbeing · mental health · pause · grounding · meditation · therapy · journaling · introspection
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- keycardElectronic entry credential
guest · bellhop · suite · accommodation · inn · hostel · folio · occupancy · housekeeping · porter
counter
Flat service surface
- boarding passAirline entry document
- kioskStandalone public booth
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
baggage · terminal · gate · departure · arrival · itinerary · flight · ticket · passport · identification
attendance
Record of who's present
- timecardEmployee hours record
- punctualityBeing on time
- shiftMovement or work period
arrival · roll call · sign-in · logbook · supervisor · schedule · badge · timekeeping · reporting
texting
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- updateNew version or information
hello · touching base · follow-up · catching up · reaching out · status · whereabouts · welfare · concern · support
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
mood · wellbeing · mental health · pause · grounding · meditation · therapy · journaling · introspection · self-care
- casual interactionssmall talk, chitchat, waving, smiling, water cooler talk
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- chitchatsmall talk, banter, chitchat, chatter, chat
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- digital activitiesbrowsing, scrolling, clicking, sharing, liking
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
checking inchecking out
Examining or departing
departing · leaving · signing out · logging out · clocking out
checking inignoring
Deliberately not noticing
ghosting · withdrawing · avoiding · disappearing · going dark
checking inchecking out
Examining or departing
disengaging · neglecting · abandoning · ignoring · letting slide
check, checked, checking, checks, unchecked, checkered, checkers, checker, checkpoint