tie in with

present singular third person ties in with · participle present tying in with · participle past tied in with · past tied in with

1. idiomatictransitiveTo become associated with (a person or group of people); to connect with.

   The first thing I did, and this is even before we had a writer, I went to India by myself. Actually at the time, I tied in with 60 Minutes, who were going over. They took the adopted mother to meet the birth mother.

   2016 December 8, Matt Grobar, quoting Garth Davis, “'Lion' Director Garth Davis On His Journey Through Saroo Brierley's Life & Rooney Mara's Magnetic Humanity”, in Deadline.com, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2023

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   Church spokesman Ray Bennett said 94 visitors visited the church on Tuesday - the most ever from cruise ships. "I think that's because there was a shuttle bringing them here. We tied in with the museum for that," he said.

   2020 January 14, Samesh Mohanlall, “Seabourn Encore returns to Timaru's port after three years”, in Stuff, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2022

2. idiomatictransitiveTo be related or relevant to.

   Although this race ties in with what I'd like to say, it's not the main reason I'm writing.

   1982 August 7, Robert A. Ellgas, “Gay Games”, in Gay Community News