idiom · neutral
in the loop
/ɪn ðə luːp/in·the·LOOP
speakingtask2
to be kept informed about something, to be part of communication on an issue
Examples
“Make sure the team lead is in the loop about any change to the schedule.”
“I wasn't in the loop on that decision, so I couldn't comment.”
“HR keeps managers in the loop with weekly updates.”
Band 8 sentence
“Please keep me in the loop on any revisions to the proposal so I can adjust my section.”
Collocations
- keep someone in the loop
- not be in the loop
Word family
be in the loop idiom / verb phrase
Common mistakes
in loop→in the loop
on the loop→in the loop
Say it for a higher band
5know about it→6keep informed→7+in the loop
Synonyms
keep informed
up to date
Easily confused
up to date
“I try to keep my skills up to date.”
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