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

To inform my own work about children adopted from China, I’ve been doing a deep dive into books about family and identity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Read here for my deep dive on the economic outlook.

From Barron's

“Do I need to find out what’s happening with you? Do we need to do a little deep dive?”

From Los Angeles Times

Bragg stepped down in September after more than 27 years - and 1,000 episodes - at the helm of the show, which takes a deep dive into history, philosophy, science and culture.

From BBC

After a deep dive into the peak rave scene of the 1990s and early 2000s, Ateca took a weekend research trip that opened her eyes to the culture.

From Los Angeles Times