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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This means resisting the urge to take a phone call on a walk, listen to a podcast in the car or otherwise multitask while doing simple things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
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
There are a multitude of cognitive pluses — early research suggests language learning can help us multitask more efficiently and improve attention span and abstract thinking.
From Salon • Feb. 10, 2024
The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
Dr. Strayer wanted the emerging field of research to also answer another question: Why, given it was becoming clear that the brain faced limitations, were people continuing to multitask, particularly in challenging, even dangerous, situations?
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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