to shift focus

Examples

• All

• September 11, in short, galvanized the Bush administration and prompted it to shift its focus.

  Academic text (2011)

• And so we develop that by shifting our focus, understanding what the benefit is and the cost.

• So that makes me shift my focus to the people that support him.

  I've Had It

• How do you shift that focus to look at it from a more longer term point of view?

• And it, it helps shift our focus, you know, away from what we need to accept and towards what we can change.

  andrew gold | heretics.

• But I think things are changing now in this time when we're running the campaign, we're trying to shift the focus to policies rather than politics.

• Let's shift focus to prisons and then we will come back and see what these two have in common.

• U.S. donors had an additional reason for shifting their focus to African governments:

  Academic text (1994)

• That we need to instead shift our focus to something that's genuinely good, like virtue?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• To improve productivity, we need to shift focus away from distractions and prioritize our tasks.

Synonyms

T

to turn

vsto shift focus

∞ 1.0

Move your attention to something else

is specifically about moving attention to a different thing rather than general turning

F

to focus on

vsto shift focus

∞ 2.0

Give most attention and effort to one person or task

is about moving attention to something different rather than focusing on one thing

S

to shift

vsto shift focus

683 2.0

Move someone or something from one place to another

is specifically about changing attention to something different

C

to concentrate

vsto shift focus

561 3.4

To give all your attention to one thing

is about changing attention instead of keeping it on a single target

C

to concentrate on

vsto shift focus

279 3.1

Give your full attention to one activity or subject

is about changing what one attends to rather than sustaining full attention

R

to redirect

vsto shift focus

67 3.7

Send people, things, or attention somewhere else to change focus

is about changing attention direction rather than general redirection

R

to refocus

vsto shift focus

23 3.9

Adjust something so it is clear or pay attention to something again

is about changing attention to a different target rather than regaining focus

S

to shift gears

vsto shift focus

10 3.9

To change what you are doing to fit a new situation

is about shifting where attention goes rather than switching strategy

R

to reorient

vsto shift focus

8 5.6

To change the direction or main focus of something

is focused on changing attention rather than physical alignment

R

to reorientate

vsto shift focus

• UK

6.3

To adjust direction or focus after a change

is about changing attention without implying prior disorientation

Antonyms

K

to keep in sight

3.1

To continue to think about something as an important goal

How Focused

to concentrate

561 3.4

to attend

169 2.7

to shift focus

14 3.8

to notice

∞ 1.0

to glance

299 1.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology