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[maiabulela]

Dear all,

A wrestling coach say to one of his students backstage:
"The first match is in. You are next."

What is the meaning of "in" in that context? At first, I thought that "in" meant "is about to start" but when he said "you are next" I got baffled and It seemed to me "The first match has ended" but I haven't found this meaning "end" in any of "in"'s meanings. Can you help me understand that, please?

Thanks a lot.

[BobK]

This 'in' might be a particular wrestling term; another possibility is that it's a typo for 'on' - meaning in progress (or indeed a bigger typo than that - dropping the 'progress'). The coach seems to be saying 'the match scheduled before yours has started, so get ready'.

Happy New Year maia

b

[billmcd]

Dear all,

A wrestling coach say to one of his students backstage:
"The first match is in. You are next."

What is the meaning of "in" in that context? At first, I thought that "in" meant "is about to start" but when he said "you are next" I got baffled and It seemed to me "The first match has ended" but I haven't found this meaning "end" in any of "in"'s meanings. Can you help me understand that, please?

Thanks a lot.

"In" could be used to indicate the match is completed or "in" the record book, but not commonly used that way. "Over" or "done" would be more common to indicate completion, but if the match were still in progress, "on" or "underway" could be used.

[maiabulela]

This 'in' might be a particular wrestling term; another possibility is that it's a typo for 'on' - meaning in progress (or indeed a bigger typo than that - dropping the 'progress'). The coach seems to be saying 'the match scheduled before yours has started, so get ready'.

Happy New Year maia

b

What do you mean by typo? It is written "in" not "on". So now "in" still means "has started?

Happy new year :)

[5jj]

What do you mean by typo?

typo noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

[maiabulela]

typo noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

I understand the meaning of "typo". It's clear from what I have said. That was a figurative question.

[billmcd]

What do you mean by typo? It is written "in" not "on". So now "in" still means "has started? No, at least not in AmE.

Happy new year :)

b.