join a meeting

Meaning

This phrase means to enter or participate in a scheduled discussion, either physically (in a conference room) or virtually (via video platforms like Zoom or Teams). It is an essential phrase for modern office work.

Examples

• I will join a meeting with the marketing team at 2 PM.

  I will join a meeting with the marketing team at 2 PM.

• Click this link to join the meeting on Zoom.

  Click this link to join the meeting on Zoom.

• He had to leave early to join another meeting.

  He had to leave early to join another meeting.

• Can I join the meeting even if I am ten minutes late?

  Can I join the meeting even if I am ten minutes late?

• Please mute your microphone when you join the meeting.

  Please mute your microphone when you join the meeting.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to enter to a meeting.

  ✓ I need to join a meeting.

  We do not use 'enter to' for meetings. 'Join' is the standard and most natural verb for participating in a meeting.

• ✗ I will join in the meeting.

  ✓ I will join the meeting.

  While 'join in' can mean to participate in an activity, when referring to a specific scheduled meeting, 'join' is used as a transitive verb without 'in'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I need to leave this call now because I have to ___.

  💡 Participate in another scheduled discussion.

  Show answer

  join a meeting

• Is it easy to ___ using this software?

  💡 Enter a video conference call.

  Show answer

  join a meeting