matter in hand

I think that would lead us away from the matter in hand.

Let us, however, come back to the matter in hand.

I would not provide him with another chance to move away from the matter in hand.

Bear with me, I am coming to the matter in hand.

Nevertheless, I will now turn to the matter in hand.

Turning to the matter in hand: what is our role here?

There only they explained to them the matter in hand.

Now you can start the clock, because I am going to talk about the matter in hand.

Your knowledge of the matter in hand will help you to participate.

"There is a matter in hand that I thought you might wish to see."

As to the matter in hand, we have come here to resume work on an issue which goes back some time.

With difficulty he returned his attention to the matter in hand.

I see that is quite disproportionate to the matter in hand.

I nodded, glad to get back to the matter in hand.

Let's keep to the matter in hand now, which is a general discussion of the proper way to write history.

I am a little out of breath. Hopefully, however, it will not have an effect on the matter in hand.

As to the matter in hand, why a framework directive?

Kirk saw that Bones had the matter in hand, and knew what to say now.

His concentration on the matter in hand must not be diverted.

I tried vainly to lead him to the matter in hand.

"No, now let us apply ourselves to the matter in hand."

She looked at it reflectively and tried to get back to the matter in hand.

Shouts from further down the beach turned her thoughts back to the matter in hand.

Can we please deal with the matter in hand.

But we're letting ourselves be distracted from the matter in hand.