phrase🎓 English idiom

on the same page

in agreement and sharing understanding

What it means

To be on the same page means to share the same understanding, opinion, or goal as someone else. It's used to confirm that everyone involved agrees about what is happening or what should be done.

Examples

  • Before we start, let's make sure we're all on the same page.
  • The two managers are finally on the same page about the budget.
  • I want to be on the same page with you regarding the deadline.
  • After the meeting, the whole team was on the same page.

Where it comes from

The phrase likely comes from group reading or musical settings, where everyone literally needs to be on the same page to stay coordinated; it became widespread in late 20th-century business English.

Related idioms

#see eye to eye#in the same boat#you can say that again#break the ice

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