touch base
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To meet up with a colleague to discuss progress (from baseball).
Where it’s used:
Used
Business & corporate jargon
Examples
Alright, well when you've finished here perhaps we can touch base.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikipedia “List of business terms” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review.
Common questions
What does “touch base” mean?
To meet up with a colleague to discuss progress (from baseball).
Is “touch base” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.