"Thanks for checking in."

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Hello!

What is it meaning?
"Thanks for checking in."
 

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Welcome to the forum.

It could have several meanings. In what context did you find the sentence?
 

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Full text, that include this sentence is
"
Hi,

I hope to hear something this week.
Thanks for checking in.

Kind Regards,
...
".
 

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Who wrote it? Was it addressed to you? Could you have written something like 'How did your interview go?' and got this response?
 

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Something like this.
 

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It's a common American expression. "Thanks for checking in" can mean:

- Thanks for getting in touch.
- Thanks for asking my opinion.
- Thanks for staying in contact.
- Thanks for asking how I feel.
- Thanks for asking about my health.
- Thanks for calling/texting/emailing.

In this case, it means: Thanks for contacting me directly.

To check in is usually to make a brief, informal one-to-one contact. For instance:

- Don't worry, I'm fine with all the decisions the company made while I was away. It's good of you to ask. Thanks for checking in!

- I wasn't sure you really wanted to go to Rome, so I thought I'd check in about it.
 

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Thank for your help to me.
 
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