closely connected; in touch with what is going on; informed; involved
He's one of the more plugged-in advisers at State House
Word origin
[1955–60, for literal sense]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, new wave, rollout, software
Examples of 'plugged-in' in a sentence
plugged-in
It's up-tempo, plugged-in, with his strongest hooks for years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For the fully plugged-in, an online calendar shows where we have just been and where we will be next.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some of the less plugged-in traders who circulate one bid tale after another were at it again.