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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So [getting the script together] felt like the task at hand to get people to jump with me.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
After treating their complexions to these topicals, Park and Lee proceed to the toner step, using Walmart’s Mediheal Teatree Trouble Pads for the task at hand.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The first practice is constraining memory to the task at hand.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
TikTok users flooded the comments section with laughter and playful interpretations of the dog’s behavior, charmed by the pet’s timing and apparent misunderstanding of the task at hand.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
After treating their complexions to these topicals, Park and Lee proceed to the toner step, using Walmart’s Mediheal Teatree Trouble Pads for the task at hand.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The first practice is constraining memory to the task at hand.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
TikTok users flooded the comments section with laughter and playful interpretations of the dog’s behavior, charmed by the pet’s timing and apparent misunderstanding of the task at hand.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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