the task at hand
noun phrase
: the work someone is doing now
I need to concentrate on the task at hand.
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The insistent demands that email, text messages, application notifications, infrastructure alerts, etc. place on knowledge worker attention can easily compromise an individual’s ability to sustain focus on the task at hand.
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Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
So hopefully everybody can stay focused on the task at hand.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Their focus remains on the task at hand — daily improvement, building chemistry, winning games and addressing their weaknesses.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Still, Dawkins hesitates to look too far down the road, remaining focused on the task at hand: BYU.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
So hopefully everybody can stay focused on the task at hand.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Their focus remains on the task at hand — daily improvement, building chemistry, winning games and addressing their weaknesses.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Still, Dawkins hesitates to look too far down the road, remaining focused on the task at hand: BYU.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the task at hand
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“The task at hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20task%20at%20hand. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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