British EnglishAmerican Englishneutral
- To make a telephone call to someone or to a place; to communicate information by telephone.
US EnglishUK Englishinformal
- To perform a task in a perfunctory or negligent manner, putting in minimal effort or enthusiasm (often used as 'phone it in').
British EnglishAustralian EnglishIrish Englishneutral
- A radio or television programme format in which members of the public telephone to take part, give opinions, or ask questions (also written 'phone-in').