in on
Part of it
To be in on something is to be included in knowledge or participation that others lack.
You can be in on the joke, in on the secret, or in on the deal.
The phrase implies insider status—access to information or involvement that isn't available to everyone: Only a few executives were in on the decision.
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
- understandGrasp the meaning
- wittingConsciously informed
- complicitSharing guilt in wrongdoing
- consciousMentally present and alert
cognizant · informed · participating · au courant · privy · included · read into · involved · aware · classified · need to know · secret · hush-hush · acquainted · confidential · party to · part of · connected
in onout of the loop
Not kept informed
in the dark · outside of · kept in the dark · uninformed · unaware
in onon the outside
At the outer surface
left out · excluded · shut out · outside · frozen out
on, in, inside, input, onward, onset, intake, incoming, inbound