in sync
idiom
1
: in a state in which two or more people or things move or happen together at the same time and speed
The dancers moved in sync.
The film's sound and picture need to be in sync.
—often + withShe moved in sync with her partner.
2
: in a state in which two or more people or things agree with or match one another and work together properly
Our ideas are in sync.
—often + withThe quarterback was in sync with his receivers.
The President is not in sync with the concerns of the people.
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The name is also in sync with the charity bent of the activation.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
While tariffs have raised prices and created enormous global friction, the efforts to tame ticket prices are in sync throughout the world.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
With nearly half of NFL fans in the United States now being women, and with Gen Z and millennial women showing record-high favorability toward the league, the timing of this partnership could not be more in sync with where the culture is headed.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
Our bodies follow a specific 24-hour cycle (your circadian rhythm), and our health and hormones need to be in sync with that.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
While tariffs have raised prices and created enormous global friction, the efforts to tame ticket prices are in sync throughout the world.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
With nearly half of NFL fans in the United States now being women, and with Gen Z and millennial women showing record-high favorability toward the league, the timing of this partnership could not be more in sync with where the culture is headed.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
Our bodies follow a specific 24-hour cycle (your circadian rhythm), and our health and hormones need to be in sync with that.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
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“In sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sync. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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