in the loop

Idioms  

1. Provided with information and included in a decision-making process. For example, She's new to the board, but be sure to keep her in the loop. This expression uses loop in the sense of “a circle of individuals among whom information or responsibility circulates.” The antonym out of the loop, meaning “left out of such a circle,” dates from the same period. For example, The chairman was consistently leaving Chris out of the loop. [1970s]

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Example Sentences

When your husband was deciding to split his premarital assets, it was good of him to keep you in the loop.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

He expected the episode would be “a huge shock for people” who are fans of the show, with only a small circle of “NCIS”-related folks in the loop before Tuesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Palantir, unlike Anthropic, does not support a blanket ban on autonomous weapons, but says there should be a "human in the loop".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Jonathan Morrison, the agency’s administrator, said at a January conference that drivers should know they need to remain in the loop when using these systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Instead, it’s Papi’s van, looking especially shabby in the loop.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina