in person
Not via screen
In person means physically present rather than communicating through technology or intermediaries.
If you meet someone in person, you are in the same location with them, as opposed to talking by phone, video, or email.
I've only seen her online—we've never met in person.
The phrase emphasizes direct, face-to-face interaction: The contract must be signed in person.
Direct personal encounter
- bodilyOf the physical form
- presenceState of being somewhere
- liveTo exist or dwell
- onsiteAt the location itself
tangible · real · actual · corporeal · palpable · nonvirtual · material · concrete
Unexpected meeting or confrontation
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
summit · workshop · seminar · symposium · assembly · forum · roundtable · panel
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- warmthHeat you feel
- bondingForming close connections
- embraceHold closely in arms
eye contact · handshake · human touch · presence · trust · familiarity · empathy · companionship
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discussionExchange of ideas
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
collaboration · negotiation · consultation · networking · one-on-one · rapport · communication · debriefing
face-to-face
Direct personal encounter
onsite · tangible · real · actual · corporeal · palpable · nonvirtual · material · concrete · manifest
encounter
Unexpected meeting or confrontation
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
consultation · summit · workshop · seminar · symposium · assembly · forum · roundtable · panel · audience
closeness
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- warmthHeat you feel
- bondingForming close connections
embrace · eye contact · handshake · human touch · presence · trust · familiarity · empathy · companionship · affection
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discussionExchange of ideas
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
exchange · collaboration · negotiation · consultation · networking · one-on-one · rapport · communication · debriefing · liaison
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- in-personface-to-face, meetup, real life, offline, presence
- real worldphysical reality, daily life, lived experience, real life, natural world
- file transferupload, download, file transfer, file sharing, file upload
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
in personremotely
From a distance
virtually · online · telephonically · electronically · digitally
person, personal, persons, personally, impersonal, in-person, personalize, personalized, personhood