stay in contact

Meaning

This expression means to maintain communication with someone over time, even if you are separated by distance or busy schedules. It is synonymous with 'keep in touch' and is used in both casual friendships and professional networking. The tone is warm, friendly, and collaborative.

Examples

• Even though we moved to different cities, we still stay in contact.

  Even though we moved to different cities, we still stay in contact.

• I promised to stay in contact with my classmates after graduation.

  I promised to stay in contact with my classmates after graduation.

• It is important to stay in contact with former colleagues for networking.

  It is important to stay in contact with former colleagues for networking.

• We mostly stay in contact through social media and video calls.

  We mostly stay in contact through social media and video calls.

• Let's stay in contact and plan another meetup sometime next month.

  Let's stay in contact and plan another meetup sometime next month.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to stay in contact to you.

  ✓ I want to stay in contact with you.

  The correct preposition to connect 'stay in contact' with the person is 'with', not 'to'.

• ✗ We stayed in a contact for years.

  ✓ We stayed in contact for years.

  The phrase is 'stay in contact' without the indefinite article 'a'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We promised to ___ after the summer camp ended.

  💡 Maintain communication.

  Show answer

  stay in contact

• It is hard to ___ with old friends when everyone gets busy.

  💡 Keep communicating over time.

  Show answer

  stay in contact