collocation · informal
check in at
/tʃek ɪn æt/CHECK·in AT
to register your arrival at a hotel or at the airport before a flight
Examples
“We need to check in at the hotel before 10 pm.”
“Passengers should check in at the counter at least two hours early.”
“I checked in at the airport and then waited at the gate.”
Band 8 sentence
“We checked in at the hotel quickly and headed out to explore the city while our room was being prepared.”
Collocations
- check in at the hotel
- check in at the airport
Word family
Common mistakes
check in hotel→check in at the hotel
check in into the hotel→check in at the hotel
Say it for a higher band
5register at the hotel→6make a reservation→7+check in at
Synonyms
register (at)
Easily confused
check into
“We need to check into the hotel before midnight.”
check on
“Can you check on the room to see if it's ready?”
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