keep someone in the loop in English

Audio: En-au-keep someone in the loop.ogg

Forms: keeps someone in the loop [present, singular, third-person], keeping someone in the loop [participle, present], kept someone in the loop [participle, past], kept someone in the loop [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> someone in the loop}} keep 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)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, number 966, page 60:",
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        "(idiomatic) To furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process."
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        "singular",
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"keep someone in the loop" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms