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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Gordan said the team will look to go 1-0 every week and focus on the task at hand.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The coaching staff gave the players 24 hours to enjoy the victory, then shift their focus to the task at hand.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
As a result, an average worker takes about 15 minutes to get back to the task at hand.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Falcons third-year running back Bijan Robinson acknowledged that has been the problem in recent seasons — the expectations of everyone had the team looking too far ahead and not focusing on the task at hand.
—Shane Shoemaker, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The coaching staff gave the players 24 hours to enjoy the victory, then shift their focus to the task at hand.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
As a result, an average worker takes about 15 minutes to get back to the task at hand.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Falcons third-year running back Bijan Robinson acknowledged that has been the problem in recent seasons — the expectations of everyone had the team looking too far ahead and not focusing on the task at hand.
—Shane Shoemaker, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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