"get in on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-get in on.wav Forms: gets in on [present, singular, third-person], getting in on [participle, present], got in on [past], got in on [UK, participle, past], gotten in on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> in on}} get in on (third-person singular simple present gets in on, present participle getting in on, simple past got in on, past participle (UK) got in on or (US) gotten in on)
  1. (transitive, informal) To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one. Tags: informal, transitive Derived forms: get in on the act

Inflected forms

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          "text": "If you absorbed the rise of cryptocurrencies, this all may feel a bit less foreign. Likewise if you’ve kept up with the (market) story of Tesla, whose founder, Elon Musk, who has gone to war with short sellers, got in on the GameStop action this week.",
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