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

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday confirmed a famous aerobatic pilot who fatally crashed at Langley Air Force Base was in touch with the air traffic control tower prior to the tragedy. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025

That’s not news to anyone who’s even remotely in touch with their target demographics. —Ana Osorno, Them., 25 Apr. 2025

When experienced British trainer Joe Gallagher revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with stage-four liver and bowel cancer, Al-Sheikh had already been in touch after hearing of his illness via the boxing grapevine. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025

Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight the drones could carry. —Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for in touch

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