into focus
idiom
1
: into a state in which things are seen clearly and sharply
bringing the binoculars into focus
It took him a few seconds after he woke up to bring his eyes into focus.
2
: into a state or condition in which something can be clearly understood
She tried to bring the important issues into focus.
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But this transition year brings production costs and margin pressure into focus, as competition from legacy automakers intensifies.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
That’s where Stripe’s real edge comes into focus: data.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
If that bluntness sound a little prosaic at first, there’s a curt poetry to it that comes into focus listening through 15 tracks that consist almost entirely of sisters Danielle, Alana and Este Haim handing in their respective resignations to long- or short-term partners, effectively immediately.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 June 2025
The transition In 2005, The Times’ Hall of Fame basketball writer, Mark Heisler, wrote about Buss’ succession plan coming into focus.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
That’s where Stripe’s real edge comes into focus: data.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
If that bluntness sound a little prosaic at first, there’s a curt poetry to it that comes into focus listening through 15 tracks that consist almost entirely of sisters Danielle, Alana and Este Haim handing in their respective resignations to long- or short-term partners, effectively immediately.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 June 2025
The transition In 2005, The Times’ Hall of Fame basketball writer, Mark Heisler, wrote about Buss’ succession plan coming into focus.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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“Into focus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20focus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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