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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Staying focused amid pressure With so many expectations and talk of the three-peat, how does Grapevine focus on the task at hand?
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Kirksey, though, is focused on the task at hand.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
As much as its spirit, Team USA’s success has been its ability to focus on the task at hand, to not get distracted by looking back on their string of blowout wins or looking ahead to Thursday’s final.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Kirksey, though, is focused on the task at hand.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
As much as its spirit, Team USA’s success has been its ability to focus on the task at hand, to not get distracted by looking back on their string of blowout wins or looking ahead to Thursday’s final.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the task at hand
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