on the same page
Sharing the same understanding
On the same page means in agreement or sharing the same understanding about something.
The metaphor pictures people reading from identical text, seeing what the other sees: Let's make sure we're all on the same page before the meeting.
Often used in business and collaborative contexts to confirm mutual understanding or aligned goals.
- accordHarmony between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- clarityState of being understandable
- in tuneAt correct pitch
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
seeing eye to eye · collaboration · eye to eye · cooperation · working together · synergy · agreement · unanimity · empathy · wavelength · synchronization · harmony · concurrence · unity · rapport · sync · cohesion · teamwork
- harmony phrasesin sync, in tune, see eye to eye, hand in hand, in unison
- Book Idiomsby the book, closed book, open book, hit the books, cover to cover
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- work idiomsburning out, rat race, climb the ladder, glass ceiling, golden handshake
on the same pageat cross-purposes
Unknowingly working against each other
at odds · at loggerheads · in conflict · worlds apart · poles apart
on the same pageout of sync
Not coordinated together
uncoordinated · out of step · disorganized · disconnected · fragmented
same, theater, page, pages, oncoming, thesaurus, sameness, paged, thespian