into focus

phrase

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.

Examples of into focus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reason she had never been invited back to his place and the annoying roommate that turned out to be his wife suddenly snapped into focus. — Sean Joseph, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Not every character comes fully into focus, but among the most quietly vivid is a guy named Devon (the actor and comedian Nigil Whyte), who can applaud Peter’s embrace of fatherhood one moment and wax poetic about the joys of fisting the next. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

The extent of those losses continues to come into focus as more races in the House are decided. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

For Donzella and Kish, this show is a chance to bring the influential 20th-century polymath into focus for a new generation. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for into focus

• autofocus
• crocus
• hocus
• locus
• defocus
• refocus