English Dictionary

keep one's eye on the ball

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.

日本語の意味

重要なテーマに注意を集中し続ける / 焦点を定めて、一途に取り組む

One must keep one's eye on the ball when working towards long-term goals, or small distractions can derail progress.

長期的な目標に向かって取り組むときは、主要な目標に集中し続ける必要があり、さもなければ些細な気晴らしが進捗を脱線させることがある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.

My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.

keeps one's eye on the ball （ present singular third-person ）

keeping one's eye on the ball （ participle present ）

kept one's eye on the ball （ participle past ）

kept one's eye on the ball （ past ）