How to Use multitasking in a Sentence

multitasking

noun
Definition of multitaskingnext
  • The multitasking serum, called That JLo Glow, is one of the stars of the line.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Dec. 2020
  • To prevent burnout, and the need for multitasking, learn how to say no.
    — Yec, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Apps open fast, games are lag free, and multitasking is a breeze.
    — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Now's the best time to score savings on the multitasking kitchen gadget.
    — Jayla Andrulonis, Health.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • But the research is in, and multitasking is just not something our brains can do well.
    — Teen Vogue, 9 Apr. 2019
  • There’ll be Stage Manager, a new multitasking set-up for the iPad and Mac.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • With its next update, iPadOS will get a multitasking menu that appears at the top of the screen.
    — Gear Team, Wired, 7 June 2021
  • The multitasking didn’t stop when the cameras were rolling, Cooper says.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Even with the high refresh rate display enabled, the phone was able to last a day of gaming, multitasking, and so on.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 1 Oct. 2021
  • True to its brand DNA, the Billie bralette is a multitasking staple.
    — Vogue, 28 Dec. 2021
  • This gives it an edge, opening it up to more multitasking and even light gaming.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 29 June 2020
  • In my mind, for all the convenience of eBooks, text on a screen invites multitasking.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Either way, the device can also up your multitasking game at home or on the go.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2021
  • While Green was ready to show off his multitasking skills, Link wasn't pleased and expressed concern about the welfare of the patient.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The crazy hours and insane multitasking works for a short period of time.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 18 June 2020
  • The new multitasking carousel in Android Pie isn’t just a snapshot of your recent apps.
    — Michael Simon, PCWorld, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Check out all the details, from the multitasking serum to SPF moisturiser, ahead.
    — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • These are boom times for multitasking, boom times for alienation, and, thus, boom times for content.
    — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2020
  • There’s plenty of power in the phone to pull that off; Apple just doesn’t see the touch-first interface as a place for mice and multitasking.
    — David Pierce, WSJ, 23 May 2018
  • The iPhone also offers few of the computer-y features of the iPad, such as split-screen multitasking and full landscape mode.
    — David Pierce, WSJ, 23 May 2018
  • It can be used as a single screen, but its main purpose—like the Surface Neo—is for dual-screen multitasking.
    — Michael Simon, PCWorld, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The past week offered a dizzying display of Elon Musk’s multitasking range.
    — Tim Higgins, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Serum is a multitasking serum that can protect your skin from the sun and blue light while brightening your skin with vitamin C.
    — Anjana Rajbhandary, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • As a device built around dual-app multitasking, the best form factor for the Duo would be two normal-sized displays next to each other.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Included are gifts to delight everyone from the fashionista to the tech head to the multitasking mom.
    — CNN Underscored, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The iPad already supports multitasking, letting users run up to three app windows side by side.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 3 June 2022
  • The Google spokeswoman said support for camera-on while multitasking will be available within the next month.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • That’ll give you better breathing room for multitasking and much better load times.
    — Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 5 Jan. 2021
  • These tasks are hard on their own and even more challenging to do at once, but this forced multitasking is actually designed to sharpen attention.
    — Celia Ford, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Such multitasking is necessary as the search for childcare – already difficult before the pandemic - became harder during the health crisis and has yet to recover, Kramer said.
    — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023

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