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check-in

check-in

25 2.5
Registering your arrival at a hotel, airport, or event by giving your name and documents
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkˌɪn/
translation icon : registro
  • Passengers may proceed to the gate area for check-in.

This is an example of a check in desk here, plexiglass up as well.

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Examples

  • The group begins down the airport toward the check-in counter.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Check-in took a little longer than expected.

  • "We'll be having time to go to the hotel and check in."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Your next scheduled check-in after drop will be in 30 minutes.

  • I saw you at check-in.

  • You're a bit early for check-in.

  • Both triathlons and running events had mandatory check-in one or more days prior to competition.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The Shapiros have requested an early check-in.

  • A group of tourists, their faces tanned, bags strapped to their shoulders, wandered past the check-in counters.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I completed my check-in at the hotel and received my room key.

Surface Forms

check-in singular
check-ins plural
checkins plural
checkin singular

Morphology

check-in = check (semi-transparent) = in + check

While the components 'check' and 'in' are clear, the specific meaning of 'registering one's arrival' is a specialized usage. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Check-in comes from the verb check meaning 'to mark or confirm' and in meaning 'into' or 'arrival'. Think of a desk where someone 'checks' your name and writes you 'in', so a check-in is the act of registering your arrival.