
Shut in
Emergency Situations
Used during events that trap people indoors like storms or lockdowns.
Residents were shut in during the hurricane.
Not Imprisonment
Being shut in does not always mean the person is locked up by someone else.
Snow piled against the door, and we were shut in.
Temporary Confinement
The situation is mostly temporary until the outside conditions improve.
After the blizzard passed, the shut-in townsfolk could leave their homes.