check-in time

Meaning

This refers to the earliest time you can register and enter your hotel room, or the designated period to register for a flight at the airport. At hotels, this is usually in the afternoon (e.g., 3:00 PM). At airports, it is the window of time before departure during which you drop off bags and get your boarding pass.

Examples

• The hotel's standard check-in time is 3:00 PM.

  The hotel's standard check-in time is 3:00 PM.

• Can we request an early check-in time since our flight arrives in the morning?

  Can we request an early check-in time since our flight arrives in the morning?

• The international check-in time closes one hour before departure.

  The international check-in time closes one hour before departure.

• I need to check the email to see what our check-in time is.

  I need to check the email to see what our check-in time is.

• Arriving before the official check-in time might mean your room isn't ready.

  Arriving before the official check-in time might mean your room isn't ready.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ What is the check-in hour of this hotel?

  ✓ What is the check-in time of this hotel?

  'Check-in time' is the standard English term, not 'check-in hour.'

• ✗ I want to do check-in early.

  ✓ I want an early check-in.

  'Check-in' is a noun/adjective (as in 'check-in time'), while 'check in' is the phrasal verb. Avoid mixing them.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you arrive before the standard ___ , you can leave your bags at reception.

  💡 The time you can officially get your room key.

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  check-in time

• Please make sure you know the airport ___ so you don't miss your flight.

  💡 The period when you register your baggage.

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  check-in time