in the loop
Part of discussions
In the loop means informed and included in ongoing communications or decisions.
Someone in the loop receives updates and has access to relevant information: Keep me in the loop on the project.
The opposite, out of the loop, describes someone excluded from such knowledge.
The phrase suggests an inner circle where information circulates among those who matter.
- alertsWarning notifications
- heads upAdvance warning notice
- briefingsShort informational meetings
- need-to-knowAccess limited by necessity
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
updates · inclusion · dashboards · huddle · daily standup · ping · tuned in · plugged in · situational awareness · grapevine · water cooler talk · memos · collaboration · intranets · chat groups · meeting · inner circle · back channel
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- energy metaphorsamped, charged, electric, electrified, jolt
- participationjoin in, take part, membership, attendance, voting
in the loopout of the loop
Not kept informed
in the dark · uninformed · kept in the dark · unaware · clueless
in the loopout of the loop
Not kept informed
sidelined · shut out · frozen out · on the outside · marginalized
loop, looped, loops, looping, looper, loopers, unlooped, in the know