lock in

Verb

transitive colloquial

Japanese Meaning

（何か・誰かを）鍵のかかった囲いの中に閉じ込める / （変動するものの）値段などを固定する

Please lock in the horses before nightfall.

馬を日が暮れる前に馬小屋に入れて施錠してください。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.

The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).

I've locked in a rate of 5%.

Sense（3）

(transitive, colloquial) To prevent from escaping or deteriorating.

Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.

locks in

（ present singular third-person ）

locking in

（ participle present ）

locked in

（ participle past ）

locked in

（ past ）