stay in touch

Meaning

This phrase means to maintain contact or communication with someone, especially when you do not see them regularly anymore (e.g., after changing jobs, moving to a new city, or finishing school). It is a warm, polite way to close a conversation or email.

Examples

• It was great working with you; let's definitely stay in touch.

  It was great working with you; let's definitely stay in touch.

• Even though they moved to different countries, they managed to stay in touch.

  Even though they moved to different countries, they managed to stay in touch.

• How do you stay in touch with your high school friends?

  How do you stay in touch with your high school friends?

• We promised to stay in touch, but life got busy and we lost contact.

  We promised to stay in touch, but life got busy and we lost contact.

• Please stay in touch and let me know how your new job goes.

  Please stay in touch and let me know how your new job goes.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's keep us in touch.

  ✓ Let's keep in touch. / Let's stay in touch.

  Do not insert a reflexive pronoun like 'us' or 'ourselves' into this idiom. It is simply 'stay in touch' or 'keep in touch'.

• ✗ I want to stay in contactation with you.

  ✓ I want to stay in touch with you.

  'Contactation' is not a real word in English. Use the idiomatic 'stay in touch' or 'keep in contact'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We don't see each other often, but we ___ via social media.

  💡 Maintain communication.

  Show answer

  stay in touch

• Goodbye! Make sure to ___ while you are traveling.

  💡 Keep sending messages or calling.

  Show answer

  stay in touch