filled in; filling in; fills in
1
: to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail
2
: to give necessary or recently acquired information to
I'll fill you in
: to fill a vacancy usually temporarily
interns filled in for regular staffers
Examples of fill-in in a Sentence
Noun
I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept
Verb
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
With pitching questions in both the starting rotation and the bullpen plus a huge gap at third base, New York will have plenty of spots to fill in the upcoming offseason.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
During his day-after press conference, Canales also mentioned Jake Curhan and Nick Samac as possible fill-in options at the guard and center positions.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Good morning, tech reporter Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Allie Garfinkle.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
With pitching questions in both the starting rotation and the bullpen plus a huge gap at third base, New York will have plenty of spots to fill in the upcoming offseason.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-in. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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