in and out
Briefly present then absent
In and out describes movement or action that alternates between entering and exiting, or presence that's intermittent: She's been in and out of the hospital all year.
It can mean quickly completed: It was an in-and-out procedure—I was home by noon.
The phrase also describes thorough knowledge: He knows the system in and out.
In-N-Out is an American fast-food chain.
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- to and froAlternating directional movement
- coming and goingArrivals and departures
- up and downAlternating between extremes
- ins and outsThorough knowledge of details
in · exit · all over · pop in · quick stop · pulse · revolving door · drive thru · on-and-off · rhythm · oscillation · ebb · flow · stop-and-go · thoroughly · intermittent · back and forth · alternation
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
in and outlingering
Remaining beyond expected duration
staying · permanent · settled · for the long haul · here to stay
inside, outside, out, intense, interview, outline, intend, integrity, intimate