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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in the loop

Ukrainian Ministry of Defense rules require keeping humans in the loop for “combat” decisions, meaning that humans verify targets in the “final stages of interception.”

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

These included material losses, differences in resonator quality, backscattering, coupling fluctuations, phase errors in the loop couplers, and thermal crosstalk.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The trains were meant to pass each other in the loop but, on the night of the collision, the train heading towards Aberystwyth was unable to stop despite the brakes being fully applied.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

As AI absorbs routine execution, the humans left in the loop must be more capable.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

I carried Him home in the loop Of my arms.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto