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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The first practice is constraining memory to the task at hand.
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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
Miami has been good about focusing on the task at hand.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Relevent, founded by real estate billionaire Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, was no stranger to handling the task at hand.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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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
Miami has been good about focusing on the task at hand.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Relevent, founded by real estate billionaire Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, was no stranger to handling the task at hand.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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