lock in
Commit without reversal
Lock in means to secure or guarantee something so it can't change.
You lock in a price, a rate, or a deal to protect against future fluctuation: We locked in a low mortgage rate before they went up.
To be locked in is to be committed or focused intensely: She's locked in on finishing her thesis.
In gaming and sports slang, locked in describes peak concentration or performance: He's been locked in all season.
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- path dependencePast decisions constrain future options
- jailDetention facility
- cell blockPrison housing unit
sunk cost · nail down · retain · put away · secure · contractual obligation · proprietary software · dependency · finalize · latch · clinch · seal the deal · enclose · exclusivity · confirm · intern · ecosystem · long term contract
- finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- securingfasten, secure, latch, bolt, buckle
- finalizationfinalize, conclude, close, clinch, seal
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, full blast
- equipment actionsinstall, connect, disconnect, mount, attach
lock inopt out
Decline to participate
back out · hedge · waffle · equivocate · keep open
lock intentative
Uncertain and provisional
hold off · defer · postpone · wait and see · play it by ear