order in

Call for food

To order in is to have food delivered from a restaurant rather than cooking or going out: Let's just order in tonight.

The phrase implies staying home while the food comes to you.

Sometimes used as a noun: We did an order-in from the Thai place.

Related

front door · menu · fast food · restaurant · systematize · call in · tidy · curbside pickup · prioritize · declutter · carryout · service · pizza · Chinese food · phone up · mobile app · convenience · stay in

Categories
Opposites
dining location

order indine out

Take meals elsewhere

eat out · dine in

food preparation method

order inhome cook

Family

ordering

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G