go wide

go wide (third-person singular simple present goes wide, present participle going wide, simple past went wide, past participle gone wide)

1. (photography) To use a wide-angle lens to take one or more photographs.
   • 1998, Sport Diver. Vol. 6, No. 6. Pg. 36.

     First and foremost, you'll need a wide-angle lens for going wide on your dive.

   • 2004. Digital Photography Bible. Dan Simon. Pg. 48.

     You need to go wide just to fit things in.

2. (of a price) To change frequently.
   • Hedging Commodities: A practical guide to hedging strategies with futures ... Slobodan Jovanovic. Pg. 92

     The change between futures and spot prices will either go wide -- expand or diminish -- go narrow

3. To spread one's attention from a narrow focus to a more diverse one.
   • 2003, Paul Wilkes, Marty Minchin., Best Practices From America's Best Churches‎:

     Then I saw we were not growing deep because we were not going wide.

   • 2013, Bobby Owsinsky, The Mixing Engineer's Handbook‎:

     I used to be impressed by a drummer liking what I did, so I pretty much only got a drum perspective, but I've gone wide and I've gone narrow.

   • 2005, Boris Mordkovich, Eugene Mordkovich., Pay-per-click Search Engine Marketing Handbook‎:

     One way to increase your chances of getting clicks, without bidding over your budget, is to go wide in your keyword niche.

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