in the loop

Idioms and Phrases

Provided with information and included in a decision-making process. For example, She's new to the board, but be sure to keep her in the loop . This expression uses loop in the sense of “a circle of individuals among whom information or responsibility circulates.” The antonym out of the loop , meaning “left out of such a circle,” dates from the same period. For example, The chairman was consistently leaving Chris out of the loop . [1970s]