in touch

prepositional phrase

In contact, or in communication.

“Let's stay in touch.”

Opposite
out of touch
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn contact, or in communication.

    Let's stay in touch.

    5 more examples

    I'm not reachable over the weekend, but I'll be in touch early in the week.

    How can I get in touch with her? It's urgent.

    I must keep in touch with Jesus / For he will keep in touch with me

    1976, “I'm So Grateful (Keep in Touch)”, in God Save the Children, performed by The Crowns of Glory

    Dear Trevor The reason I'm writing is because I've lost your address and have no way of getting in touch with you. For that reason, chances are you won't receive this, in which case you should not feel obligated to reply. If however, this letter does reach you and you wish to answer, please enclose your current address so I will know where to send this. By the way, you can ignore the return address on this envelope, as I am moving next week and, although I don't yet have my new address, I will be sending it along as soon as I hear from you.

    2004, George Carlin, “LETTER TO A FRIEND”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 259

    Jane Molloy, glass of fizzing champagne in repetitively-stressed hand, stood and looked at her old friends. They were very old friends – Lettice, whose 50th this was, had always been one of those people who keep in touch.

    2015 July 26, Will Self, “Original short story: Architectural Salvage, by Will Self”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. ball gamesoutside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.

    Kick the ball in touch.

    1 more example

    And when scrum-half Ben Youngs, who had a poor game, was burgled by opposite number Irakli Abuseridze and the ball shipped down the line to Irakli Machkhaneli, it looked like Georgia had scored a try of their own, but the winger's foot was in touch.

    2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
out of touch

Translations

Catalan en contacte
  • en contactein contact, or in communication
Chinese Mandarin 聯繫 /联系, 接觸 /接触
  • 聯繫 /联系 (liánxì)in contact, or in communication
  • 接觸 /接触 (jiēchù)in contact, or in communication
Dutch in contact
  • in contactin contact, or in communication
Finnish yhteydessä
  • yhteydessäin contact, or in communication
French en contact, en touche
  • en contactin contact, or in communication
  • en toucherugby term
German in Kontakt
  • in Kontaktin contact, or in communication
Icelandic í sambandi
  • í sambandiin contact, or in communication
Irish i dteagmháil
  • i dteagmháilin contact, or in communication
Norwegian Bokmål i kontakt
  • i kontaktin contact, or in communication
Polish w kontakcie, na bieżąco
  • w kontakciein contact, or in communication
  • na bieżącoin contact, or in communication
  • w kontakcierugby term
Portuguese em contacto
  • em contactoin contact, or in communication
Russian на свя́зи
  • на свя́зи (na svjázi)in contact, or in communication
Spanish (mantener) “el contacto”/“la comunicación”
  • (mantener) “el contacto”/“la comunicación”in contact, or in communication
Vietnamese liên lạc, liên hệ
  • liên lạcin contact, or in communication
  • liên hệin contact, or in communication
Cite this entry
APA

in touch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20touch

MLA

“in touch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20touch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in touch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20touch.

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