transcription, транскрипция: [ intransitive verb ]
Etymology: alteration of home in
Date: 1965
: to move toward or focus attention on an objective
looking back for the ball honing in — George Plimpton
a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene
hones in on the plights and victories of the common man — Lisa Russell
Usage:
The few commentators who have noticed hone in consider it to be a mistake for home in. It may have arisen from home in by the weakening of the m sound to n or may perhaps simply be due to the influence of hone. Though it seems to have established itself in American English (and mention in a British usage book suggests it is used in British English too), your use of it especially in writing is likely to be called a mistake. Home in or in figurative use zero in does nicely.