walking in

Coming through door

Walking in is the act of entering a place, often unexpectedly or without warning.

The phrase typically implies catching someone off guard: I'll never forget walking in on my parents.

To walk in on someone is to arrive while they're doing something private or embarrassing.

A walk-in closet or freezer is large enough to enter; a walk-in appointment requires no advance booking.

Related

front door · footsteps · stride · advent · immersing · discovering · barging · arrival · intruding · threshold · doorway · creak · sneaking · dead of night · echo · cold air · winter wonderland · crossing

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement through a threshold

walking inwalking out

Leaving suddenly, often angrily

stepping out · exiting · going out · leaving · heading out

mode of entry

walking inrunning in

Quick errand stop

rolling in · barging in · sneaking in

arrival vs. departure

walking inleaving

Act of going away

departing · going away · taking off · withdrawing · retreating

Family

walk, walking, walked, walks, walker, walkers, walkable

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G