keep someone in the loop

verb

To furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process.

Opposite
keep someone in the dark
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Meanings

verbkeep someone in the loop (third-person singular simple present keeps someone in the loop, present participle keeping someone in the loop, simple past and past participle kept someone in the loop)

present singular third person keeps someone in the loop · participle present keeping someone in the loop · participle past kept someone in the loop · past kept someone in the loop

  1. idiomaticTo furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process.

    "A number of regions have certainly shown interest, and everybody is keen to be kept in the loop with developmnts.

    2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, number 966, page 60

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
keep someone in the dark
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Chicago

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