to be in the groove
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To be in the right mood, tojbe d9ing something successfully. A phrase- originating from the accurate reproduction of music by a needle set in the grooves of a gramo- phone record.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to be in the groove” mean?
To be in the right mood, tojbe d9ing something successfully. A phrase- originating from the accurate reproduction of music by a needle set in the grooves of a gramo- phone record.
Is “to be in the groove” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.