Meaning of IN THE LOOP and OUT OF THE LOOP - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So, in English, when you are in the loop about something,

it means that you know all the details about that thing.

Probably a good example of this would be

if somebody is planning a surprise party for someone else,

you would say to them, "I will help you plan that party.

"Please keep me in the loop."

So, what that would mean to the person planning the party

is that they would let you know

when the time of the party is,

when the date of the party is, where the party will be.

They will keep you in the loop.

They will keep you in the know;

that's another English phrase

that means the same thing, by the way.

So, it's really nice, when someone is planning something

where you want to know all the details,

if they keep you in the loop.

Let me find my paper, here.

If they keep you in the loop, it's a very nice feeling

because then you always know what is going on

for that event that is coming up.

Interestingly enough, there is an opposite phrase,

to be out of the loop.

When you are out of the loop, it means you don't know

anything about the thing that is being planned.

It means that you don't know any of the details.

It's not very nice to be out of the loop on some things.

Sometimes it is much nicer to be in the loop

and to know all the details than it is to be out of the loop

and feel like people are planning something

or doing something without you.

So, in life, I hope that

when it is something you care about,

that you are always in the loop,

and I hope that no one ever keeps you out of the loop

when they're planning something or doing something

you might be interested in.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here, and you're learning English.

I hope you're having a great day.