[in time] <adv.> or <adj. phr.> 1. Soon enough. * /We got to Washington in time for the cherry blossoms./ * /We got to the station just in time to catch the bus./ * /John liked to get to work in good time and talk. to the man who worked on his machine before him./ 2. In the end; after a while; finally. * /Fred and Jim did not like each other at first, but in time they became friends./ 3. In the right rhythm; in step. * /The marchers kept in time with the band./ * /Johnny didn't play his piano piece in time./
[into account] See: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
[into a nose dive] See: oo INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE.
[into a tail spin] See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN.
[into commission] See: IN COMMISSION.
[into effect] <adv. phr.> Into use or operation. * /The new rule was put into effect at once./ * /The judge ordered the old suspended penalty into effect./
[into hot water] See: HOT WATER.
[into line] <adv. phr.> 1. Into agreement. * /The department's spending was brought into line with the budget./ 2. Under control. * /Independent congressmen were brought into line by warnings that jobs for their friends would be kept back./ * /The players who had broken training rules fell into line when the coach warned them that they would he put off the team./
[into one's blood] See: IN ONE'S BLOOD.
[into one's head] See: BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD, TAKE INTO ONE'S HEAD.
[into one's own] See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN.
[into one's own hands] See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS.
[into one's shell] See: IN ONE'S SHELL.
[into one's shoes] See: STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES.
[into practice] See: IN PRACTICE.
[into question] <adv. phr.> Into doubt or argument. - Usually used with "call", "bring" or "come". * /This soldier's courage has never been called into question./ * /If a boy steals, his parents' teaching comes into question./
[into the bargain] See: IN THE BARGAIN.
[into the fire] See: OUT OP THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
[into the ground] See: RUN INTO THE GROUND.
[into the hands of] See: PLAY INTO THE HANDS OF.
[into thin air] <adv. phr.> Without anything left; completely. * /When Bob returned to the room, he was surprised to find that his books had vanished into thin air./ Compare: OUT OF THIN AIR.
[in toto] <adv. phr.> As a whole; in its entirety; totally; altogether. * /The store refused the advertising agency's suggestion in toto./ * /They bought the newspaper business in toto./ * /The paving job was accepted in toto./ (Latin, meaning "in the whole.")
[in touch] <adj. phr.> Talking or writing to each other; giving and getting news. * /John kept in touch with his school friends during the summer./ * /Police anywhere in the U.S. can get in touch instantly with any other police department by teletype./ * /The man claimed to be in touch with people on another planet./ Compare: KEEP TRACK. Contrast: OUT OF TOUCH.
[in tow] <adj. phr.> 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor./ * /An engine came with a long string of cars in tow./ 2. Being taken from place to place; along with someone. * /Janet took the new girl in tow and showed her where to go./ * /Mrs. Hayes went to the supermarket with her four little children in tow./
[in trust] <adv.> or <adj. phr.> In safe care for another. * /The money was held by the hank in trust for the widow./ * /At his death Mr. Brown left a large sum in trust for his son until he was twenty-five./
[in tune] <adv.> or <adj. phr.> 1. At the proper musical pitch; high or low enough in sound. * /The piano is in tune./ 2. Going well together; in agreement; matching; agreeable. - Often used with "with". * /In his new job, John felt in tune with his surroundings and his associates./ Contrast: OUT OF TUNE.
[in turn] <adv. phr.> According to a settled order; each following another. * /Each man in turn got up and spoke./ * /Two teachers supervised the lunch hour in turn./ * /Two of the three boys tease their younger brother - John, the biggest, teases Bob, the middle boy; and Bob in turn teases Tim, the youngest./ Compare: IN ORDER.
[in two] <adv. phr.> Into two parts or pieces; into two divisions. * /John and Mary pulled on the wishbone until it came in two./ * /There was only one piece of cake, but we cut it in two./ Syn.: IN HALF.
[in two shakes of a lamb's tail] <adv.>, <informal> Quickly; in no time at all. * /I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail./
[in --- up to the] See: UP TO THE --- IN.
[in vain] <adv. phr.> 1. Without effect; without getting the desired result; without success. * /The drowning man called in vain for help./ * /To cry over spilled milk is to cry in vain./ Compare: GO FOR NOTHING, NO USE. 2. See: TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
[in view] <adv.> or <adj. phr.> 1. In sight; visible. * /We came around a bend and there was the ocean in view./ 2. As a purpose, hope, or expectation. * /John had his son's education in view when he began to save money./ * /The end that we must keep always in view is peace with justice./ Compare: EYE TO.
[in view of] <prep.> After thinking about; because of. * /Schools were closed for the day in view of the heavy snowstorm./ * /In view of rising labor costs, many companies have turned to automation./ Syn.: IN THE LIGHT OF.
[in virtue of] See: BY VIRTUE OF.
[in wait] See: LIE IN WAIT.
[in with] <prep.> In friendship, favor, or closeness with; in the trust or liking of. * /We trusted on Byrd's being in with the mayor, not knowing that the mayor no longer liked him./ * /It took the new family some time to get in with their neighbors./
[I.O.U.] <adj. phr.> I owe you, abbreviated; a promissory note. * /I had to borrow some money from John and, in order to remind both of us, I wrote him an I.O.U. note for $250./
[Irish] See: GET ONE'S DANDER UP or GET ONE'S IRISH UP.
[iron horse] <n.>, <informal> A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train. * /In its first days, the iron horse frightened many people as it roared across country scattering sparks./
[iron in the fire] <n. phr.> Something you are doing; one of the projects with which a person is busy; job, * /John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot./ - Usually used in the phrase "too many irons in the fire". * /"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."/
[iron out] <v.>, <informal> To discuss and reach an agreement about (a difference); find a solution for (a problem); remove (a difficulty). * /The company and its workers ironed out their differences over hours and pay./ * /The House and Senate ironed out the differences between their two different tax bills./ Compare: MAKE UP(5).
[is] See: SUCH AS IT IS, THAT IS.
[island] See: SAFETY ISLAND.
[issue] See: AT ISSUE, TAKE ISSUE.
[is that so] <informal> 1. Oh, indeed? That's interesting. - Used in simple acceptance or reply. * /"The Republicans have pulled a trick at city hall." "Is that so?"/ 2. Surely not? - Used in disbelief or sarcasm. * /"The moon is made of green cheese." "Is that so?"/ * /"I'm going to take your girlfriend to the dance," said Bob. "Oh, is that so!" said Dick. "Try it and you'll be sorry."/
[itching palm] <n.>, <slang> A wish for money; greed. * /He was born with an itching palm./ * /The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms./
[I tell you] See: I'LL SAY.
[I tell you what] See: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
[item] See: COLLECTOR'S ITEM, CONSUMER ITEMS.