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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Statistically, Sunday night was their best performance of the season running the ball, coinciding with what Jacobs said about the running game taking a couple of weeks to get fully in sync and firing off the ball.
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Forty years on, Eve Lom has turned the nightly cleanse into a metronome — skincare that keeps the tempo of life and the psyche perfectly in sync.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Building on that momentum, Sinno emphasized that true progress depends on coordinated action across capture, transport, and storage, stressing that all three must advance in sync.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The receptors in your hands respond to myriad stimuli-like pressures—vibrations in sync with 15 different families of neurons.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Forty years on, Eve Lom has turned the nightly cleanse into a metronome — skincare that keeps the tempo of life and the psyche perfectly in sync.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Building on that momentum, Sinno emphasized that true progress depends on coordinated action across capture, transport, and storage, stressing that all three must advance in sync.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The receptors in your hands respond to myriad stimuli-like pressures—vibrations in sync with 15 different families of neurons.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“In sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sync. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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