zoned in
Completely locked on
Zoned in describes a state of intense focus or concentration, fully absorbed in a task: Once she's zoned in on her work, she doesn't hear anything.
The phrase suggests mental engagement so complete that distractions fade away.
Often used interchangeably with *locked in* or *dialed in*, though zoned in emphasizes the almost trance-like quality of deep attention.
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- dialed inPrecisely calibrated and focused
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- dialedEntered a number
- absorbedTook in fully
immersed · tunnel vision · concentration · fixated · eyes on the prize · laser · locked on · sharp · attentive · honed · engaged · deep · flow · intense · single-minded · riveted · razor sharp · alert
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- Attention Statesdistracted, alert, engaged, disengaged, hyperfocus
- Focus Termssharp, blurry, hazy, fuzzy, clear
zoned indistracted
Unable to concentrate
zoned out · scattered · unfocused · spaced out · inattentive
zoned inspaced out
Inattentive, mentally elsewhere
in a fog · in a daze · out to lunch · blanked out · not all there