be into doing something

[ademoglu]

Hi,

I've been looking up in dictionaries on the internet to see if it 'be into doing something' is used to mean 'be interested in doing something' but could not find any entries.

Is it OK to use it? For example,

I am not into talking to you right now.

Is it OK?

Thanks.

 

[teechar]

Hi,
I've been looking up in dictionaries on the internet to see if it 'be into doing something' is used to mean 'be interested in doing something' but could not find any entries.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/be-into-something
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/into

Is it OK to use it? For example,
I am not into talking to you right now.

It's not usually used to describe a short-term situation. Take a look at the example sentences in the links above.

 

[Tarheel]

If you're "into" something you're interested in it. It's something you like doing. It can also be applied to people as in He's really not into you..

 

[GoesStation]

Note that this is casual usage. You wouldn't use the expression in formal writing.