keep in contact

Meaning

To maintain regular communication with someone over time. It is widely used when parting ways with colleagues, clients, or professional acquaintances to ensure future opportunities.

Examples

• Even though he left the company, we still keep in contact via LinkedIn.

  Even though he left the company, we still keep in contact via LinkedIn.

• It is important to keep in contact with former clients to see if they need future services.

  It is important to keep in contact with former clients to see if they need future services.

• Let's keep in contact and discuss this project again next month.

  Let's keep in contact and discuss this project again next month.

• She managed to keep in contact with her university mentors throughout her career.

  She managed to keep in contact with her university mentors throughout her career.

• We promise to keep in contact while you are working from the remote office.

  We promise to keep in contact while you are working from the remote office.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's keep contact after the conference.

  ✓ Let's keep in contact after the conference.

  The preposition 'in' is required in this phrase. Alternatively, you can say 'keep in touch'.

• ✗ I will keep in contact to you.

  ✓ I will keep in contact with you.

  Always use the preposition 'with' to specify the person you are maintaining contact with.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Here is my business card; please ___ with me regarding the proposal.

  💡 Maintain communication.

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  keep in contact

• It can be difficult to ___ with old colleagues when everyone changes jobs.

  💡 Stay connected and talk regularly.

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  keep in contact