zoom in

What does "zoom in" mean?

1. To magnify or enlarge a view
2. To focus closely on something

Examples

• Zoom in on that part of the map.
• The camera zoomed in on the speaker's face.
• Can you zoom in so we can see the details?
• She zoomed in on the spreadsheet to read the tiny numbers.
• The documentary zoomed in on the lives of ordinary people.

How to use it

Essential for photography, digital devices, and presentations. Also used figuratively to mean focusing closely on a topic.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• zoom out

  To reduce magnification to see a wider view

• get in

  To enter a place, building, or vehicle

• turn in

  To go to bed (informal)

• give in

  To finally agree to something after refusing or resisting

• bring in

  To introduce or implement something new

• come in

  To enter a room, building, or place