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

The 25-year-old social worker and a friend visited an interactive booth offering a deep dive into the DMZ archives -- a space created in collaboration with South Korea's Ministry of Unification.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

“When you have products that are functionally identical, do a deep dive into the operating efficiency and the trading costs,” Kashner says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

On Substack, writer Scott Mills took a deep dive into the public details of the Chopra-Epstein relationship, writing at length about his sense of “heartbreak.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"One of the things that came out of that report was the particular impact around female health outcomes and female life expectancy and so we've now done a deep dive into those issues," Ashton says.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“Today we deep dive and discover Glenn Burke.”

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