in touch

idiom

1

: in a state in which people communicate with each other especially by calling or writing to each other

We kept/stayed in touch after college.

They keep in touch by email.

—often + with

I'll be in touch with you later this week.

I have been trying to get in touch with her all day.

The childhood friends have kept in touch with each other for 40 years.

2

: in a state of being aware of what is happening, how certain people feel, etc.

—usually + with

As a professor of biology, it is important to keep/stay in touch with the latest research.

She is in touch with the voters and their needs.

3

: in a state of being aware of a particular part of one's character that is not easily noticed

—usually + with

She meditates to get in touch with her inner self.

Examples of in touch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In dispatch audio obtained by CNN from Broadcastify of the local police response, law enforcement can be heard talking about police having been in touch with Kneeland’s girlfriend. —Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

William Kelly has been in touch with Westport Security to see if his son was seen in any of the footage. —Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025

Airyn De Niro has always been in touch with her goth side. —James Factora, Them., 30 Oct. 2025

The hotline can provide information about local food resources and put residents in touch with a Project Bread counselor. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in touch

• nonesuch
• retouch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• insomuch
• overmuch