in the zone

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in the zone

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idiomatic In a mental state of focused concentration on the performance of an activity, in which one dissociates oneself from distracting or irrelevant aspects of one's environment. It's when I'm in the zone that I feel by myself, the most vibrantly alone.
Similar: flow state, in the groove, in the pocket

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@misc{in_the_zone_2026,
  title = {in the zone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20zone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}