goal-focused development

noun phrase
UK /ɡəʊl ˈfəʊkəst dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ɡoʊl ˈfoʊkəst dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

Working hard to get better at something you really want to do.

Her goal-focused development in soccer helped her make the school team.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A plan for a company to grow by reaching clear targets.

The company's goal-focused development led to a new product launch.

3. Getting better at a skill by working on one clear aim at a time.

His goal-focused development in reading raised his test scores.

4. A way of learning where you decide what you want to achieve first.

The teacher used goal-focused development to help students improve.