Hello and welcome to The English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth.
Hi, Beth.
Hi, Feifei.
I am exhausted.
I've been studying for hours before my Spanish exam.
I really had to lock in last night.
Lock in?
You weren't locked in a room, were you?
No.
Lock in means focus really hard on something.
Commit the tasks and avoid distractions.
I turned off my phone and studied as much as I could.
I see.
So you worked seriously and with concentration.
Lock-in is all about intense focus, determination and boosting productivity.
Exactly.
All my focus was on my revision.
No distractions.
You might also hear lock-in about sports.