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.
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The Raptors’ offense hasn’t been in sync this quarter.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Dining, Cocktails, Hammam Elsewhere in the hotel, the wellness area has elegance in sync with the rest of the hotel: an Art Deco Hammam and Spa designed in sharp black and white marble mosaics and featuring a warmed, marble hammam table, sauna, steam room and four treatment rooms.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The company specializes in custom new construction, incorporating interior design from the start of the project to allow the architecture and interiors to feel completely in sync.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
One’s ecosystem—biology, circumstances—needs to be in sync.
—Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Dining, Cocktails, Hammam Elsewhere in the hotel, the wellness area has elegance in sync with the rest of the hotel: an Art Deco Hammam and Spa designed in sharp black and white marble mosaics and featuring a warmed, marble hammam table, sauna, steam room and four treatment rooms.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The company specializes in custom new construction, incorporating interior design from the start of the project to allow the architecture and interiors to feel completely in sync.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
One’s ecosystem—biology, circumstances—needs to be in sync.
—Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
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“In sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sync. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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