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to hop back in

to hop back in

2.8
To get quickly back into a car or room
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
translation icon : volver a entrar
  • We'll just see what we're here to see and then hop back in the boat and do a little trow on the way back in.
  • hop back in the car

Examples

  • But I'm excited to try those things out and hop back in the water, get some big ones.

  • So hop back in your car, and you follow me or don't.

    Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)

  • Just relax, hop back in your car and I will take you to your sister.

    Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)

  • We're going to hop back in the car now and carry on with our safari.

  • Leonard hops back in his car, speeds off down the street.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As soon as the tank is full, I'm honking the horn... and all of you guys have 10 seconds to hop back in... or I'm leaving your asses.

    Paper Towns (2015)

  • After that, we hopped back in the gas guzzler and headed back to BHAM, and that was all for Tiff and Amber's Country Living Fair World Tour 2012.

    Blog text (14)

  • After a quick stop, we decided to hop back in the car and continue our road trip.

  • The kids were excited to hop back in the van after a fun day at the amusement park.

  • As soon as the rain started, we hopped back in the car to stay dry.

Synonyms

to jump
vsto hop back in
  • Informal
366 1.8

To join an activity or take an opportunity quickly and eagerly

is about returning quickly into physical places rather than starting activities
to get into
vsto hop back in
319 2.0

Move into or enter a place

involves returning quickly to a place or vehicle rather than simply entering
to rush in
vsto hop back in
36 3.1

Act quickly without thinking, for example by going into a place

returns quickly with energy and usually with some control
to reenter
vsto hop back in
14 3.2

To go back into a place or situation after leaving it

returns quickly and with energy rather than just going back

Antonyms

to get out
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

How Quickly

to dive in
  • Informal
23 3.7
to hop back in
  • Informal
2.8

Surface Forms

hop back in infinitive
hopped back in past
hopped back in past participle
hopping back in present participle
hops back in third person singular

Morphology

hop + back + in

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'hop' indicates a quick, energetic movement and 'back in' signals re-entering, so a learner who knows these words can infer 'to get back into something quickly.' This verb + direction/particle combination follows common compositional patterns found across languages, making the expression transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

The phrasal verb hop back in comes from the clear image of someone making a small jump (hop) to move back into a car or room (in) in a quick, lively way. That's why it means 'to get back into a vehicle, room, or place quickly'.