attention span
noun
: the length of time during which one (such as an individual or a group) is able to concentrate or remain interested
Examples of attention span in a Sentence
people with short attention spans
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As technology cycles accelerate and attention spans shorten, the companies that endure will be those that balance evolution with principle.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Episodes will now be built around one 11-minute story, reflecting the shorter attention spans of younger viewers.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Kids and teens also have shorter attention spans than adults and are more easily distracted, whereas adults are generally better at filtering out distractions.
—Jonathan B. Santo, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
That’s perfectly doable, because their brains are more plastic—able to easily change and adapt—than those of older folks, and their attention spans tend to be more robust, Tan says.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Episodes will now be built around one 11-minute story, reflecting the shorter attention spans of younger viewers.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Kids and teens also have shorter attention spans than adults and are more easily distracted, whereas adults are generally better at filtering out distractions.
—Jonathan B. Santo, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
That’s perfectly doable, because their brains are more plastic—able to easily change and adapt—than those of older folks, and their attention spans tend to be more robust, Tan says.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attention span
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“Attention span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attention%20span. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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