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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While Corso is already looking ahead toward the Hoosiers' national championship aspirations, Cignetti is fully focused on the task at hand against Purdue this weekend.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
But everyone inside the Aledo locker room is focused on the task at hand, although Ryan does linger in the back of most of their minds.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
DeZao says one of AI’s most helpful features is its ability to receive instructions and do its work while the human employee can remain focused on the task at hand.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
So [getting the script together] felt like the task at hand to get people to jump with me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
But everyone inside the Aledo locker room is focused on the task at hand, although Ryan does linger in the back of most of their minds.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
DeZao says one of AI’s most helpful features is its ability to receive instructions and do its work while the human employee can remain focused on the task at hand.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
So [getting the script together] felt like the task at hand to get people to jump with me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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