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 2014 Epstein was first invited to observe editorial meetings at Scientific American after Krauss, a physicist formerly at Arizona State University, put him in touch. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026

Reviewing her incoming and outgoing calls in the days leading up to her death, Sarah found that Mihich had been in touch with multiple hospice coordinators and loan agencies, as well as a Washington State pharmacist who runs a compounding pharmacy out of a gift shop. —Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

Though Jones was in touch with the Henson family while writing his book, Jane never saw the final iteration. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026

The Italians promised to be in touch again the next summer and stuck to their word, which appealed to Howard even as Leicester offered her a new contract. —Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for in touch

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