in key

Idioms  

1. In harmony with other factors, in a matching style, as in This furniture is perfectly in key with the overall design. This term uses key in the musical sense, that is, “a scheme of notes related to one another.” The antonym, out of key, means “not in harmony with other factors,” or “unsuitable,” as in He is out of key with his time. [c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

They are outnumbering Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles in key sections of the front, while using improved tactics that are testing Ukraine’s ability to keep its front-line defenders supplied.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beijing disclosed several years ago that the shortage of skilled labor in key manufacturing sectors could reach 30 million this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carvana sets up “car vending machines” in key cities and offers buyers a still-novel way to shop from home for a used car without haggling and to have it delivered to them, sometimes on the same day.

From MarketWatch

Officials who want to cut rates say that financial conditions in key sectors like housing are tight.

From MarketWatch

Big Tech companies have scrambled to build out their cloud-computing businesses and lock in key AI partnerships.

From MarketWatch