be tuned in

phrase

: to understand and be aware of a situation, other people's needs, etc.

—usually + to

He was not tuned in to the needs of his staff.

Examples of be tuned in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Preseason football does not always have the most exciting games to watch, but Las Vegas Raiders fans will surely be tuned in Thursday night against the Arizona Cardinals. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

And Arizona is blessed with KWSS, a station that started in Phoenix and can now be tuned in from Tucson to Flagstaff. — Becky Bartkowski, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026

Driving the Conversation The Week/Month/Year of NBC Despite the fact that I — and maybe about 130 million others — will be tuned in to NBC on Sunday night for the Super Bowl and then two weeks of the Olympics, the network’s plans for perpetual Sunday night sports dominance snuck up on me. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

But televisions in Nashville will be tuned in on the final day of 2025. — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025