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

Miami’s offer wasn’t considered to be competitive with Houston’s, according to an Eastern Conference source in touch with the Suns. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025

Local officials also remain in touch with the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which regulate local reservoirs to control the water flow along major rivers in Southwest Idaho, including the Boise River. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2025

The staffer put him in touch with a DOGE engineer, who connected him with a DOGE recruiter. —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

Have been in touch with Ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2025

Rhymes for in touch

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