in rhythm
idiom
: at the correct speed to stay at the same speed as a regular, repeated pattern of sounds produced by something else
tapping in rhythm with the drumbeats
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Dancing was the great affair of my life, the movement of the body in time, in music, in rhythm with breath and heart and earth and cosmos.
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Betty Fussell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Malika was now smacking the rug in rhythm.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
And Bryce did a magnificent job of getting the ball out in rhythm.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Sean Payton has a golden opportunity to play not-so-conservative football against New York and get Bo Nix in rhythm against a Giants secondary that’s not very good.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Betty Fussell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Malika was now smacking the rug in rhythm.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
And Bryce did a magnificent job of getting the ball out in rhythm.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Sean Payton has a golden opportunity to play not-so-conservative football against New York and get Bo Nix in rhythm against a Giants secondary that’s not very good.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in rhythm
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“In rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rhythm. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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