locked on
Fixed on target
Locked on describes intense, unwavering focus or attention directed at a target, goal, or task.
The phrase comes from military and aviation contexts where weapons systems or radar "lock on" to a target, tracking it automatically.
In casual use, if someone is locked on, they're completely absorbed or fixated: She's been locked on that project all week.
It can also describe romantic or competitive attention: He's been locked on her since the party.
- engagedPledged to marry
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- zeroed inFocused with precision
- dialed inPrecisely calibrated and focused
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
unwavering · homing · heat seeking · target acquired · tunnel vision · tracking · intent · eyes on the prize · radar · concentrated · attentive · in the zone · dedicated · dead set · absorbed · riveted · determined · committed
locked ondistracted
Unable to concentrate
unfocused · scattered · zoned out · wandering · spaced out
locked onscanning
Systematic visual examination
searching · lost contact · lost track · off target · seeking
locked onunlocked
Not fastened shut
released · disengaged · detached · open · unfastened
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