As a phrasal verb, check in is written as two separate words.
- Clients often try to check in and then realize that they do not have their travel information.
For a noun or an adjective, the hyphenated spelling check-in is used.
- The customer service representative asked for my identification at check-in. (noun)
- Passengers were asked to proceed to the check-in area. (adjective)
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