locked in

adjective

1. informal,  exhibiting total concentration on the task in hand

Example Sentences

No, not finding yourself locked in a lift or a bathroom.

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More have extended their deadlines or recruited after the traditional May 1 cutoff, when incoming classes were previously considered locked in.

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Winning teams have the fundamentals locked in, which allows coaches to spend time on everything else.

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I am reminded of this financial dispute between a reader, who wrote to me in 2019 about a chronic illness and how he and his wife were locked in a disagreement over a kitchen renovation.

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And even though the shutdown has ended, many have already locked in their motor-coach commitments.

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Related Words

• adamant 
• determined 
• hard-line 
• hard-nosed 
• immovable 
• implacable 
• inflexible 
• intractable 
• merciless 
• obstinate 
• relentless 
• rigid 
• ruthless 
• single-minded 
• staunch 
• stubborn 
• uncompromising 
• unrelenting 
• unwavering