🧑‍💼 Doing many things 💻 Running many programs 🤹 Doing many jobs

multitasking

3.8

Able to do more than one task at the same time

adjective
/ˈmʌltiˌtæskɪŋ/

: multitarea

He prides himself on his multitasking skills, handling phone calls while replying to emails.

It's a great multitasking face brush.

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Examples

I'm like a multitasking queen when it comes to doing random tasks that need to be done, like brushing your teeth.
She is very good at being multitasking, often cooking while helping her kids with homework.
So you have to be able to, to operate in multitasking way.

Harvard University
It's already multitasking anyway, without your help, but your conscious choices have to be made mindfully.
In today's fast-paced world, being multitasking is essential for managing work and personal life effectively.

Synonyms

multithreaded

vsmultitasking

Specialized

1 6.1

Able to run several tasks at the same time on a computer

is more general and used for people doing different jobs simultaneously

multithread

vsmultitasking

Specialized

6.4

Using several parts of a computer program to run at the same time

is about general human task overlap rather than technical program threads

How Many

multithreaded

Specialized

1 6.1

multitasking

3.8

single

976 1.0

Surface Forms

multitasking positive

Morphology

multitasking = multitask (transparent) = multi + task + ing

The adjective is transparently built from the verb 'multitask' with the participial suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Multitasking joins multi- meaning 'many' and task meaning 'job', the same root you see in multiple. So a multitasking employee is someone who can do 'many jobs' at the same time.