zoom in

phrasal verb

zoomed in; zooming in; zooms in

: (of a person) to adjust the lens of a camera or (of a camera) to adjust its lens so that the image seems to be bigger and closer

—often + on

I zoomed in on her face to show her reaction.

The TV cameras zoomed in on the winner's face.

—often used figuratively

We're trying to zoom in on the cause of these problems before they get worse.

Examples of zoom in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the hefty, vintage camcorder Matthew totes around to film his documentary drops us directly into his leering point of view, crash zooming in on Oliver’s face and obviating boundaries. —Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025

At the site, another camera feed for Al-Ghad news channel zoomed in, capturing the moment of the second attack in real time. —Aya Batrawy, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025

To provide close-up views, a cameraman scurried around the stage and zoomed in on individual musicians. —Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

In one scene, when a young bovine is about to be killed, cinematographer Owain Wilshaw zooms in on the cow’s eye, evoking the powerful opening image of the film – Olivia’s black, widely open eye, reflecting flames and water. —Jason Liwag, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for zoom in

• crewman
• crewmen
• cumin
• human
• lumen
• numen
• rumen
• suman
• acumen
• albumen
• albumin
• bitumen