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 most effective oaths spelled out the specific behavior being sought from the task at hand — in this case, accurately reporting final income from the sorting task.
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Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
At 61, Moyes is the oldest manager in the division by some distance, and after a limp 0-1 home defeat to Aston Villa in his first game, the Scotsman appeared to have a slightly more sober take on the task at hand.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
He’s blown his deadlines so many times that his publisher has to send over a potential ghost writer, who impresses on George the importance of the task at hand.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
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Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
At 61, Moyes is the oldest manager in the division by some distance, and after a limp 0-1 home defeat to Aston Villa in his first game, the Scotsman appeared to have a slightly more sober take on the task at hand.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
He’s blown his deadlines so many times that his publisher has to send over a potential ghost writer, who impresses on George the importance of the task at hand.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 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 30 Mar. 2025.
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