chime in

Questions about chime in

What does chime in mean?

chime in means "break into a conversation".

What is another word for chime in?

Close synonyms include cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chime in a common word?

chime in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.