laser-focused

English

Etymology

From laser focus +‎ -ed or laser +‎ focused; from the precise straightness of a laser beam.

Adjective

laser-focused (comparative more laser-focused, superlative most laser-focused)

1. Very intensely focused; hyperfocused.
   • 2019, Katrin Davidsdottir, Rory McKernan, Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

     My body was loose, but my mind was laser focused. I thought about Ben's advice, and his words echoed in my head as we started the event.

   • 2015, Marc Ecko, Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 30:

     I was laser focused though, and this was a new feeling. (I don't know that anyone is laser focused in life until he or she has a stake in the fate of the ...

   • 2017, Michael Barr, Cloyce Box, 6'4" and Bulletproof, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 117:

     He was laser focused with an unusual ability to tune out distractions. He was a perfectionist and super attentive to detail. Box was also an ex-marine who ...

   • 2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times‎:

     Economists are laser-focused on upcoming reports on spending because they serve as indicators of how consumers are grappling with inflation and higher interest rates.

   • 2023 September 12, Phil McNulty, “Scotland 1-3 England: 'Complete package' Jude Bellingham puts concluding flourish on world-class performance”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Bellingham, as he admitted himself, was below his usual standards during Saturday's 1-1 draw against Ukraine in Wroclaw, but everything about his body language and intent when in possession screamed of someone laser-focused on ensuring that would not happen again.

Related terms

• laser focus

See also

• laserlike