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Meaning of in the groove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Running or performing extremely smoothly.
    colloquial
  2. Playing perfectly, perfectly in sync with others, or with perfect focus.
    slang
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, groove.

Examples

“The jazz musicians gave no grandstand performances; they simply got a great burn from playing in the groove.”
“The whole course of legislation... had flowed in the same groove for centuries.”
“[…] having such a wonderful time which puts me in a groove […]”
“There's a time in everybody's life when they know precisely what is right. And when I was doing that, when I was in the groove, I knew exactly what was right.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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