zoom in

verb

zoomed in; zooming in; zooms in

: (of a person) to adjust the lens of a camera or (of a camera) to adjust its lens so that the image seems to be bigger and closer

—often + on

I zoomed in on her face to show her reaction.

The TV cameras zoomed in on the winner's face.

—often used figuratively

We're trying to zoom in on the cause of these problems before they get worse.

Examples of zoom in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Twenty-six arrests followed, then a national spotlight zoomed in on criminality and worklessness in the town. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Promise Me, America—out November 17—will examine Biden’s presidency from 2021 to 2025, as well as zoom in on his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

But then in the second phase, the team zoomed in on participants with borderline and intermediate risk. — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026

At first, everything seems as tranquil as the surface of Mars, seen in the opening moments from space and then slowly zoomed in on as the camera seems to enter a black wormhole in the red soil. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for zoom in

• crewman
• crewmen
• cumin
• human
• lumen
• numen
• rumen
• suman
• acumen
• albumen
• albumin
• bitumen