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title: "lock in · GenZ Decoded"
description: "lock in: To focus intensely and get fully committed to a task. Example: \"Finals are next week, time to lock in.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# lock in

Gen Z[#lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)

**Meaning.** To focus intensely and get fully committed to a task.

See it in a sentence

Finals are next week, time to lock in.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    lock in,[locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grind/)

- Gen X

    [bust one's ass](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bust-ones-ass/)

- Boomer

    [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/),[TCB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tcb/)

- Plain English

    to focus intensely and get fully committed to a task

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## Related slang

- [keep your head up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/keep-your-head-up/): An encouragement to stay strong through difficulty.
- [literally me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/literally-me/): A phrase used when someone strongly identifies with a character, image, or situation.
- [locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/): Completely focused and committed to what you are doing.
- [low-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/low-key/): Describes something subtle, quiet, or kept on the down-low; also means 'kind of.'

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