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Business vocabularyphrasal verb · /brɪŋ ɪn/

bring in

In simple English

To introduce or implement something new into your workflow, such as a tool, process, or external expert. Often used when discussing improvements or changes.

Someone heard "bring in" at work and wants to know what adding new tools or people means in tech teams.

At a glanceCEFR B1–B2
Commonness
Versatility
FormalityCasualFormalNeutral
Spoken ↔ WrittenSpokenWrittenBoth
Directness ↔ DiplomaticDirectDiplomaticNeutral
Region

Say it like this

✓We need to bring in a DevOps consultant for this migration.
✓Let's bring in automated testing before the next release.
✓The PM wants to bring in a new sprint planning format.
✓Should we bring in someone from security to review this?
✓We're bringing in Datadog for better monitoring.

Real examples

Standup

"We're planning to bring in a new CI/CD pipeline next sprint."

Slack message

"Hey team, we're bringing in a contractor to help with the backend work."

GitHub PR

"This PR brings in the new logging library we discussed."

Jira ticket

"Acceptance criteria: Bring in the updated authentication module."

Retrospective

"Should we bring in pair programming to reduce bugs?"

Sprint planning

"We need to bring in more QA resources for this epic."

Pair programming

"Let's bring in the shared component from the design system."

Don't say this

✕We need to bring a new tool.
✓We need to bring in a new tool.— The phrasal verb requires 'in' to mean introduce. Without 'in', it sounds incomplete.
✕Let's bring in to the team a new developer.
✓Let's bring in a new developer to the team.— The object comes directly after 'bring in', not between 'bring' and 'in'.
✕We brought in it yesterday.
✓We brought it in yesterday.— With pronouns, the pronoun goes between 'bring' and 'in'.

Other forms

base form

bring in

"We should bring in more developers."

past tense

brought in

"We brought in a new testing framework last month."

present continuous

bringing in

"They're bringing in new security protocols."

past participle

brought in

"The changes have been brought in successfully."

Often used with

bring in a toolAdding a new software or service
bring in an expertGetting outside help for specialized work
bring in a contractorHiring temporary external help
bring in changesImplementing new processes or updates
bring in resourcesAdding people or budget to a project

Similar words

introduceMore formal, often used in documentation
implementFocuses on the technical setup, not just the decision
onboardUsually for people, includes training process
adoptEmphasizes choosing to use something new long-term

Opposites

phase outremovedeprecateretirelet go

Practice

Try it

4 quick exercises

Choose the most natural sentence

1. Which sentence sounds most natural for a sprint planning meeting?

Find the error

2. Which sentence has a grammar mistake?

Complete the sentence

3. The team decided to _____ a new code review process to improve quality.

Rewrite using 'bring in'

4. Original: We are going to introduce a new testing framework next sprint.

More words

roll outimplementonboardphase outspin upmigrateadoptdeprecate

Questions

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