in the groove

Meaning

(colloquial) Running or performing extremely smoothly, especially (music, slang) playing perfectly, perfectly in sync with others, or with perfect focus.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ groove.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

In the Zone in the pocket

Examples

People who care about records are always giving me a hard time. I mean, I would destroy records in performances, and break them, and whatever I could do to them to create a sound that was something else than just the sound that was in the groove. Christian Marclay

A stylus linked to a diaphragm would be made to ride in the groove or on the ridge so that the stylus would be moved back and forth in accordance with the recorded vibrations. Source: Internet

Anecdotes indicate this low-cost arm was the only one capable of keeping the needle firmly in the groove during heavy storms at sea. Source: Internet

I was now 17, wise beyond my years, hip to the haps and smooth in the groove. Source: Internet

The reason records can sound better literally comes down to engineers not being able to squash the music because they need to keep the needle in the groove. Source: Internet

The US is stuck in the groove of saying Pakistan must ‘do more' to eliminate terrorist havens from its soil. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in the groove

Close letter words and terms

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