attention span

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of attention span

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Some social media users and experts say these AI takes on popular shows are nothing but cheap entertainment preying on shortened attention spans.

From BBC

Leah Robinson, whose son Owen is also two, says she sees the effects of screen time on the attention span of children as they get older through her work at a school.

From BBC

Technology has been the alleged culprit behind everything from spiraling anxiety to vanishing attention spans to social isolation.

From The Wall Street Journal

A panel of entertainment experts weighed in recently on what the future of entertainment might look like, between breakthroughs in technology, production costs coming down, and the evolving—or devolving—human attention span.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I personally feel like it’s just gonna make kids expect education to be entertainment and diminish their attention span.”

From Los Angeles Times