duck in

Quickly step inside

To duck in is to enter somewhere briefly, often to avoid being seen or to make a quick stop: Let me duck in and grab my jacket, We ducked in to escape the rain.

The phrase combines the quick, evasive motion of ducking with entering a space—suggesting a visit that won't take long.

Related

dip · bow · evade · bob and weave · weave · stoop · take cover · cover · shelter · hide · dart · quick · reflex · doorway · flinch · incoming · sidestep · swoop

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duration of visit

duck insettle in

Become comfortably established

linger · move in · take up residence · remain · camp out

manner of entry

duck inbarge in

Enter abruptly, uninvited

make an entrance · storm in · burst in

direction of movement

duck induck out

Depart discreetly, unannounced

slip out · pop out · step out · leave · exit

Family

ducking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G