phrasal verb · neutral
keep someone in the loop
UK/kiːp ˈsʌmwʌn ɪn ðə luːp/US/kip ˈsʌmwʌn ɪn ðə lup/keep·some·one·in·the·LOOP
speakingtask2
to keep someone informed about something so they know what is happening
Examples
“Please keep the manager in the loop about any budget changes.”
“We have a group chat to keep everyone in the loop.”
“Keep me in the loop if the timetable changes.”
Band 8 sentence
“We held weekly meetings to keep everyone in the loop about progress on the project.”
Collocations
- keep someone in the loop about
- keep management in the loop
Word family
keep someone in the loop verbkeeping someone in the loop gerundkept someone in the loop past
Common mistakes
tell someone once→keep someone in the loop
inform someone→keep someone in the loop
Say it for a higher band
5tell someone→6inform someone→7+keep someone in the loop
Synonyms
update someone
Easily confused
update someone
“Please update me when you have the results.”
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