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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Canning finds that meditation helps focus him in on the task at hand.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Better yet, King adds, learn how to be an innovator and find improvements for things beyond the task at hand.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The urgency of the task at hand was also reflected in the testimony of Tiffany J. Smith, Partner and Co-Chair of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Working Group at WilmerHale.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Moon said his goal is to represent the concerns of his neighbors, pointing to the $70,000 that has been raised to fulfill the task at hand.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Better yet, King adds, learn how to be an innovator and find improvements for things beyond the task at hand.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The urgency of the task at hand was also reflected in the testimony of Tiffany J. Smith, Partner and Co-Chair of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Working Group at WilmerHale.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Moon said his goal is to represent the concerns of his neighbors, pointing to the $70,000 that has been raised to fulfill the task at hand.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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