in tune

1. In agreement in musical pitch or intonation, as in It's hard to keep a violin in tune during damp weather , or Dave is always in tune with the other instrumentalists . [Mid-1400s]

2. In concord or agreement, as in He was in tune with the times . [Late 1500s] The antonyms for both usages, dating from the same periods, are not in tune and out of tune , as in That trumpet's not in tune with the organ , or The lawyer was out of tune with his partners .

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in tune with .

Example Sentences

Gallego is a Harvard graduate married to a real-estate lobbyist, and was once described by the New York Times as “a blunt-spoken liberal who is politically in tune with young progressives.”

From Slate

There was more, lots more, but the standout may have been Samberg returning to perform “Baby Bear Carcass,” in tune with the “Hamilton” opening number, a reference to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bizarre Central Park story.

From Los Angeles Times

He described himself as “a true conservative who believes in local control” and said his values are more in tune with the district’s rural constituents than Rickert’s.

From Los Angeles Times

“As the community becomes more mainstream, they’re more in tune with their own political ideology and they’re not going to vote for somebody just because he or she has a Portuguese surname,” said Borges, the Portuguese scholar.

From Los Angeles Times

Owner Robert Kraft hand-picked Mayo as the team's new head coach as he wanted a change in culture, with a younger man at the helm more in tune with how to develop modern-day players.

From BBC

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