in touch, be

Idioms  

1. Also, be in touch with. Be in communication or contact (with), as in Be sure to be in touch once you've arrived, or Our representative is really in touch with her constituents. A related idiom is get in touch, meaning “initiate contact,” as in We tried to get in touch with you but you were out of town, and, meaning “remain in communication or contact,” as in With Jim stationed in Korea, it was hard to keep in touch, or Do stay in touch with us. This idiom transfers physical touch to communication. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

They added the King was "shocked and saddened" to learn about the death and would be in touch with the family to share his personal condolences.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

After the show, Scholz thanked DeCarlo for coming and said he’d be in touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A reporter may be in touch to learn more.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

"In order to give consent, you have to be in touch with reality," said Dr Marcelle Stastny, the convenor of the South African Society of Psychiatrists.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Huynh took Nguyen and her family to the Long Thanh refugee camp by bus and left them there, promising he would be in touch.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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