Bump-in
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 The process of moving sets and equipment into an event venue, such as a theatre or conference centre, and setting it up ready for the event or performance. Australia
"One company in particular, TAE, also played to tens of thousands of schools students in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[…]By the end of 1999, after years of hard yakka and a few too many bump-ins and outs, some full time company members were growing tired - including of being permanently ‘broke’."
- 2 An instance of bumping into someone (meeting them by chance).
"Some clients are just too busy, and it is best to get a sense of how things are going from them during informal elevator bump-ins, collegial chatter before grand rounds, or morning report."
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More examples"One company in particular, TAE, also played to tens of thousands of schools students in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[…]By the end of 1999, after years of hard yakka and a few too many bump-ins and outs, some full time company members were growing tired - including of being permanently ‘broke’."
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