zoom in

[zoom in] {v. phr.}

1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes and birds of prey).

* /The fighter planes zoomed in on the enemy target./

2. To make a closeup of someone or something with a camera.

* /The photographer zoomed in on the tiny colibri as it hovered over a lovely tropical flower./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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