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attention span

noun

  1. the interval during which an individual can concentrate, as on a single object, idea, or activity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of attention span1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

My attention span is now short, shallow, and prone to melodrama.

From Time

The game has also been shown to improve attention span in adults.

What was true in Caples’ 1920s heyday is doubly so in the mobile age, when attention spans are shorter than a fruit fly’s!

That was a while ago and I’m willing to bet that attention spans have decreased, especially in the past year as many of us have developed Zoom fatigue.

I think her ability to stay focused, her attention span and all that stuff is just how she works and what goes into her game.

The human attention span is evolving in such a way that they can skip around.

The more interactive the medium, the more it will stunt the attention span.

And, she said with a chuckle, he has an attention span of 11 minutes.

The coverage reflects the short attention span and limited interest in Russia in the Western press, but it may also be accurate.

This seemed far more suited to my short attention span and it seemed faster to build up a number of followers.

The attention span of students in high school and universities is not much shorter than that of their instructors: one typed page.

Required reading for classes, according to teachers, cannot exceed the attention span of their pupils.

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