loop in

Meanings

1. 1verbphrasal verbinformalbusiness

   To include someone in a conversation or process by giving them information about it.

   Grammar: Takes an object, which can go between the words: loop her in.

   Patterns

   • loop someone in
   • loop someone in on something

   Please loop me in on the new project.

   I'll loop Sam in before the meeting starts.

   She forgot to loop the design team in, so they missed the update.

2. 2verbphrasal verbinformalcomputing

   To add someone to an email by putting them in the copy line.

   Grammar: Used about messages: loop in your manager.

   Patterns

   • loop in someone

   I looped in our lawyer on the email thread.

   Could you loop in finance so they see this?

Word forms

Common combinations

loop someone in

Let me loop you in on what happened.

keep someone looped in

Keep the client looped in as we go.

loop in a colleague

I looped in a colleague to help.

loop in on a plan

Loop the team in on the plan early.

get looped in

I got looped in only at the last minute.

Synonyms and how they differ

include

Include is neutral and formal, while loop in is casual and about sharing information.

inform

Inform only means to tell, while loop in also means to bring into the discussion.

update

Update stresses giving new facts, whereas loop in stresses adding a person to the group.

copy in

Copy in is narrower and refers only to adding someone to an email.

Opposites

Word family

loop noun

a circle or ring, or a group that shares information

loop verb

to form or move in a loop

in the loop phrase

informed about what is happening

out of the loop phrase

not informed

Commonly confused: loop in or loop up?

Practice

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