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focused on vs focusing on

Both 'focused on' and 'focusing on' are correct, but there is a difference between them. 'Focused on' is the past tense form and is used when referring to something that has already happened. 'Focusing on' is the present participle form and is used when talking about something that is currently happening or will happen in the future.

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Last updated: April 08, 2025 • 5322 views

focused on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'focused on' when referring to something that has already happened or is completed.

Examples:

The company was focused on expanding its market share last year.
She is focused on her studies at the moment.

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Learn more about the innovative Master of Arts in Design focused on Health at The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquired haemophilia: review and meta-analysis focused on therapy and prognostic factors. Br J Haematol. 2003 Apr;121(1):21-35. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003 ...
Example Sentences. Examples have not been reviewed. “The real hot days this week are going to be focused on ...
Most of the work on the toxic effects of antimony has been focused on its uses in medicine or on occupational exposure. The small number of laboratory ...

Alternatives:

concentrated on
centered on
devoted to
engrossed in
immersed in

focusing on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'focusing on' when talking about something that is currently happening or will happen in the future.

Examples:

The team is focusing on improving their performance this season.
I will be focusing on my new project next week.

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May 5, 2018 ... Development and validation of a Hospital Frailty Risk Score focusing on older people in acute care settings using electronic hospital records: ...
Feb 2, 2021 ... EDPB Document on response to the request from the European Commission for clarifications on the consistent application of the GDPR, focusing on ...
The Effects of home-based stabilization exercises focusing on the pelvic floor on postnatal stress urinary incontinence and low back pain: a randomized ...
Jul 6, 2021 ... The importance of focusing on jobs and fairness in clean energy transitions - A commentary by Laura Cozzi, Brian Motherway.
Oct 27, 2023 ... 346 likes, 7 comments - mstockwell01 on October 27, 2023: "Sometimes focusing on the little successes or finding the positivity in the day ...

Alternatives:

concentrating on
centering on
devoting to
engrossing in
immersing in

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