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the task at hand

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: the work someone is doing now I need to concentrate on 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 27 Nov. 2021.

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