undivided/full/complete attention

idiom

: concentration on what someone is doing or saying
Please give the speaker your undivided/full/complete attention.

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Even five minutes of undivided attention can go a long way. Mark Travers, CNBC, 13 July 2025 The Malaysian native is now turning her full attention to Wee’s Cozy Kitchen in its new home. Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Once the draft wraps up, the team can turn its full attention to the start of free agency on Monday. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025 Despite its name, the full self-driving system still requires humans to sit in the driver’s seat and pay full attention—unlike Google’s Waymo taxis. ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for undivided/full/complete attention

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“Undivided/full/complete attention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undivided%2Ffull%2Fcomplete%20attention. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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