multitask
Americanverb (used without object)
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Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
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(of one person) to perform two or more tasks simultaneously.
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When cameras are on, participants can’t multitask or pretend to be paying attention when they aren’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
It’s also working on a more powerful pair of AR glasses that lets people take video calls, get recipe recommendations and multitask in other ways.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
“Whereas before it was only about skiing, now an athlete has to multitask and worry about curating their image and marketing themselves. But the days still last 24 hours.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024
The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
The scientists explained that we were looking at measures of Reggie’s brain as he attempted to multitask in the MRI machine.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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