haven't <got in touch / been in touch> (2025)

Hi, everyone,
I haven't got in touch with her lately.
I haven't been in touch with her lately.
What's the difference between them?

Thank you very much.

Sorry, but I don't get it.
I have some similar questions. I think they can help me understand if they are solved.

I haven't gone on vacation lately.
I haven't been on vacation lately.

I haven't caught a cold lately.
I haven't had a cold lately.

What's the difference?
Thank you so much.

I haven't got in touch, I haven't gone on vacation: I haven't taken those actions.

I haven't been in touch, I haven't been on vacation: I haven't experienced those situations.

Thanks, Parla and stez.
I think I can understand now.
In the following convetsation,
Can I use either?

Liz: Kassey, do you know that Ian got fired last week?
Kassey: No, I don't know. I haven't got in touch with him lately. or I haven't been in touch with him lately.

lokasseyve said:

Thanks, Parla and stez.
I think I can understand now.
In the following convetsation,
Can I use either?

Liz: Kassey, do you know that Ian got fired last week?
Kassey: No, I don't know. I haven't got in touch with him lately. or I haven't been in touch with him lately.

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In that situation I would use 'I haven't been...'

lokasseyve said:

Liz: Kassey, do you know that Ian got fired last week?
Kassey: No, I don't know. I haven't got in touch with him lately. or I haven't been in touch with him lately.

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I haven't got in touch with him lately = I haven't contacted him or asked him about it.
I haven't been in touch with him lately = I haven't seen him or heard from him.

Thank you all.
But, to be frank, I'm a little confused now and still need your help.
Which one would you prefer to use in the following context?

Suppose Ian is an old man living alone. He has no children, relatives or friends. No one cares about him except for me. I regularly give him a call or pay a visit to check if he is fine. However, I've been too busy lately...
Liz: Kassey, how is Ian?
Kassey: Well...I don't know. I haven't got in touch with him lately. Or I haven't been in touch with him lately.

I'd say "I haven't been in touch with him lately".

That is the more usual of the two, incidentally: "get/got in touch" implies an active attempt to make contact with someone, usually for a particular reason.

lokasseyve said:

Do they have the same meaning?
I haven't got in touch with him lately. = I didn't get in touch with him recently.

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They do: they're just two different forms of the past tense in the negative.

However, we don't tend to use "didn't .. [do something]" together with "recently" like you've done there, so that one isn't idiomatic.