homing in
Closing on target
Homing in is the act of moving toward or focusing on a target with increasing precision.
The phrase comes from homing pigeons and homing missiles, which navigate toward a destination.
Figuratively, to home in on something is to zero in on it: Scientists are homing in on the cause of the disease.
Often confused with "hone in," which some consider an error, though it has become common.
- pinpointLocate with exactness
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- refinementElegance of manner
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
iteration · targeting · accuracy · narrowing · calibration · beacon · waypoint · adjustment · radar · tuning · aim · tracking · convergence · getting warmer · dialing in · fine tuning · locating · improvement
homing inwandering aimlessly
Moving without purpose or goal
straying · drifting · going astray · meandering · roaming
homing inlosing focus
Inability to concentrate
tuning out · zoning out · spacing out · losing sight of · drifting off
homing inpulling back
Moving rearward or retracting
retreating · withdrawing · backing off · moving away · distancing
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