chiming in
Joining the conversation
Chiming in is joining a conversation already in progress, typically to add agreement or a brief contribution.
The phrase suggests entering harmoniously, like a bell joining others: I just wanted to chime in and say I agree.
It often appears in meetings or online discussions where someone adds a point without taking over: Sorry to chime in, but have you considered...
- interjectingInserting remarks abruptly
- commentingMaking remarks about
- participantOne who takes part
- contributorOne who provides something
- respondingGiving a reaction
adding on · harmonizing · ringing · bell tower · echoing · resonating · affirming · agreeing · sounding · sound off · collaborator · clarifying · interrupting · elaborating · throwing in · putting in · disputing · reverberating
- interruptionsinterruption, cutting off, disruption, butting in, interjecting
- standing upstanding up, standing ground, speaking out, speaking truth, fighting back
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
chiming inkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
biting one's tongue · saying nothing · keeping mum · shutting up · clamming up
chiming inwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
tuning out · disengaging · opting out · checking out · dropping out