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Rob scoda Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Task in hand or task at hand

Hi Everyone!

I'm confused. When I search for which phrase is most commonly used in Britain "task in hand" or "task at hand" I get different answers. The British newspapers use "task at hand" four times as much. But in the British dictionaries it isn't used in that way at all.

Can anyone shed some light on this.

Thanks!

  

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rob scoda "task in hand" = the current task, the task being done now rob scoda "task at hand" = the task to be done from now, the task to be started next That is how I read them.

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  • rob scoda "task in hand" = the current task, the task being done now rob scoda "task at hand" = the task to be done from now, the task to be started next That is how I read them.
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rob scoda"task in hand"

= the current task, the task being done now

rob scoda "task at hand"

= the task to be done from now, the task to be started next


That is how I read them.

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