dialled in

British

adjective

informal exhibiting total concentration on and mastery of the task in hand

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Everyone looked dialled in, focused and, most importantly, confident.

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When they're absolutely dialled in, it's almost like time slows down a little bit for them.

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The paceman was also dialled in to his task at Lilac Hill, getting the ball to jump off the unresponsive surface.

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MSPs on the committee cited claims that one senior member of staff dialled in from a holiday villa.

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"Whereas tonight we were in the changing rooms, you're seeing Iga and Casper, they're like fully dialled in. It was intense."

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