in sync
idiom
1
: in a state in which two or more people or things move or happen together at the same time and speed
The dancers moved in sync.
The film's sound and picture need to be in sync.
—often + withShe moved in sync with her partner.
2
: in a state in which two or more people or things agree with or match one another and work together properly
Our ideas are in sync.
—often + withThe quarterback was in sync with his receivers.
The President is not in sync with the concerns of the people.
Examples of in sync in a Sentence
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Unlike regular stocks where there are leaders and laggards rising and falling wholly separate from each other, the NFT sector seems to jointly rise and fall completely in sync when crypto does the same.
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Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Since Cabello carved her path as a solo artist, her music has been informed by her Latin heritage, so this latest move is in sync with her personal brand.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The normal period frequency is typically 21-35 days and can tell you how well those hormones from the brain and ovaries are in sync.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
How convenient that their goals are now perfectly in sync: to treat democracy itself as the threat that must be controlled and destroyed.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
After 13 or 17 years (depending on the brood), countless inch-long adults dig themselves out in sync, crawling out of the ground en masse for a monthlong summer orgy.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
And yet onstage the pair appeared perfectly in sync.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
One polling station in the Tyumen region in Siberia had a life-size cardboard cutout depicting right-wing American commentator Tucker Carlson, a recent star on Russia-state television because of his criticism of the United States is often in sync with the Kremlin.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The pair could be seen in loungewear, moving their hips and arms in sync to the salsa music that was playing in the hotel.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Since Cabello carved her path as a solo artist, her music has been informed by her Latin heritage, so this latest move is in sync with her personal brand.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The normal period frequency is typically 21-35 days and can tell you how well those hormones from the brain and ovaries are in sync.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
How convenient that their goals are now perfectly in sync: to treat democracy itself as the threat that must be controlled and destroyed.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
After 13 or 17 years (depending on the brood), countless inch-long adults dig themselves out in sync, crawling out of the ground en masse for a monthlong summer orgy.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
And yet onstage the pair appeared perfectly in sync.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
One polling station in the Tyumen region in Siberia had a life-size cardboard cutout depicting right-wing American commentator Tucker Carlson, a recent star on Russia-state television because of his criticism of the United States is often in sync with the Kremlin.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The pair could be seen in loungewear, moving their hips and arms in sync to the salsa music that was playing in the hotel.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
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“In sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sync. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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