deep dive

American  

[deep dahyv] / ˈdip ˈdaɪv /

noun

Informal.

1. a thorough or comprehensive analysis of a subject or issue: The article gives you a deep dive into the city's coolest summer activities.

   My boss wants me to do a deep dive on our main competitors.

   The article gives you a deep dive into the city's coolest summer activities.

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Other Word Forms

• deep-dive
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of deep dive

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

He is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a host of "Deep Dive" on Fox Nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Philip van Doorn writes the Deep Dive investing column for MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

From September 2020 through January 2022, Mr. Murray solicited prospective investors in a Facebook group for service members and veterans for a fund he controlled called Deep Dive Strategies, LLC.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2022

King Leroy has also become a waiting area for customers who are trying to score a seat at Erickson’s packed cocktail den Deep Dive, located across the street at The Spheres.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The Deep Dive II report, the official said, instead focused on repository and analysis tools for storing and querying that data after its collection — systems the committee may not previously have been told about.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022