if a piece of equipment cuts in, it starts operating automatically when it is needed
if someone cuts in when you are dancing with someone, they start dancing with the person you were dancing with
to allow someone to get part of the profits of something
to drive past a vehicle and move quickly in front of it in a dangerous way
to interrupt someone who is speaking
to move into a line of people or things out of turn
He turned over and waited for the answering machine to cut in.
The bilge pumps had cut in now, their high-pitched whine distinctive over the deeper roar of the main engines.
The cooling system cuts in when the temperature gets too high.
The customers queuing at the check-out would not let anyone cut in just because they had only a few items.
The gas turbines cut in, eliminating the telltale trail in the sky.
They wouldn’t cut me in on the deal.
`I'm in the most peculiar mood -' `Charlie's celebrating," Levit cut in, grinning hugely.
‘That’s rubbish,’ Sue cut in.
cuts in
cutting in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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