zoom out

phrasal verb

zoomed out; zooming out; zooms out

: (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 smaller and farther away

The photographer zoomed out to get the widest possible view of the scene.

The camera zoomed out to show a wider view of the scene.

Examples of zoom out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Mars Express zoomed out, the highland plains would continue on to Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system at some 13.6 miles (22 km) high. —Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Sometime in their discussions, McVay began to embrace a new, holistic view of the game; zooming out before each matchup to consider an opponent’s history, coaching philosophy and the connective tissue between its offense, defense and special teams. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025

But in today’s urgency culture, leaders skip reflection and taking the time to zoom out—and end up reacting instead of leading. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

This week at Aspen Ideas Climate, held for the first time in Chicago, was a good opportunity to zoom out. —Justin Worland, Time, 25 July 2025

Rhymes for zoom out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout