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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Instead, refocus on facts, boundaries, or the task at hand.
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Shadé Zahrai, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Progress here will be critical for improving reliability and trust, and ensuring that an AI agent will perform the task at hand.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The subjects can range from going fishing with his son to a woman getting pulled over in Alabama to going on amusement park rides — the end of the story getting back to the task at hand the next day.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Take it one step at a time and try to stay focused on the task at hand.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
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Shadé Zahrai, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Progress here will be critical for improving reliability and trust, and ensuring that an AI agent will perform the task at hand.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The subjects can range from going fishing with his son to a woman getting pulled over in Alabama to going on amusement park rides — the end of the story getting back to the task at hand the next day.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Take it one step at a time and try to stay focused on the task at hand.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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