Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I’m so in the zone when I’m playing a match that I never drink and I never want to eat anything.”
- Tennis star Maria Sharapova on why her coach is holding a banana. (David Letterman)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
very focused, succeeding at a task
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
If you’re truly focused on a task, you can only think of that task. You enter a place where only you and it exist. You’re in the zone.
The only way Maria Sharapova can win tournaments like Wimbledon and the US Open is by getting in the zone. She is so focused on winning the match that she forgets to eat and drink. So her coach can often be seen showing her a banana to remind her to eat.
The word zone means place. Odds are you live in a residential zone and work in a commercial zone. In American football, the goal at the end of the field is called the end zone.
But the zone is a place of great focus and, usually, success. If your friends want you to stop playing a video game and go out with them, but you don’t want to because you’re doing so well at the game, you can say, “Leave me alone, guys. I’m in the zone.” Or if it’s late and all the homework you have to do is done, you might keep going if you’re in the zone and work ahead.
What do you do to get in the zone?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I don’t mind driving long distances. I just get in the zone.”
“If you just get in the zone, a day of work here passes very quickly.”