attention span

noun

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

First recorded in 1930–35

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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