task in hand

I made an effort to focus on the task in hand.

You need to make the effort to put your energy into the task in hand and to listen to what is being said.

Are they embarrassed by the situation or task in hand?

He'd like to find a girlfriend, a wife even, and now is a good time to focus on the task in hand.

This enables you to keep your mind on the task in hand.

And we didn't talk about anything but the task in hand.

It already has enough work coping with the tasks in hand.

The key is to select the right tools for the task in hand.

Quickly put it out of your minds and carry on with the task in hand.

He pushed the thought aside, returning to the task in hand.

Now, let us return to the task in hand.

He worked instead on the task in hand, the complicated job of crisis mathematics.

However, she put such thoughts aside for the moment and concentrated on the task in hand.

Then the cab ahead pulled away with its passengers, and he had no time to think of anything but the task in hand.

Jack freely admitted the importance of the task in hand.

However, it is now quite clear that these dilettantes are not up to the task in hand.

The compromise, as adopted, is not at all suitable to the task in hand.

He didn't bother to lift his eyes from the task in hand.

By the time he emerged, he was feeling just right for the task in hand.

Doer - urging the team to get on with the task in hand.

Lewis certainly possesses the physical attributes for the task in hand.

That down, he steeled himself for the unpleasant task in hand.

We really must concentrate on the tasks in hand.

I kept having to drag myself back to the task in hand, trawling the past for the key to the present.

They are all aware of the significance of the task in hand.