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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If one of us falls short in the task at hand, somebody else comes in and picks him up.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Here, both actors are more than equal to the task at hand, but their climactic encounter feels, dramaturgically, like just another episode.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
After the game, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said the team was still focused on the task at hand.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Stewart, though, seems incredibly focused on the task at hand.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Here, both actors are more than equal to the task at hand, but their climactic encounter feels, dramaturgically, like just another episode.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
After the game, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said the team was still focused on the task at hand.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Stewart, though, seems incredibly focused on the task at hand.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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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 21 Nov. 2024.
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