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

See Examples For:

deep dive

She said she could not understand "how an investigation covering an area as enormous and complex as Wales can be described as a deep dive".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Claire McNear, America’s preeminent Jeopardy! reporter, did a deep dive into the beloved event—which disappeared after Trebek’s death—and got some news about its future.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Nomura analysts offer a deep dive into the semiconductor industry — and some bottlenecks that the market hasn’t even woken up to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Nope, says a crack team of Nomura analysts who dazzled some on social media with a 119-page deep dive into the sector that was published Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Today we deep dive and discover Glenn Burke.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Related Words

• analysis
• examination
• investigation