monotask

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ task

Verb

monotask (third-person singular simple present monotasks, present participle monotasking, simple past and past participle monotasked)

1. (intransitive) To perform only one task at a time.
   • 2018, Catherine Blyth, Enjoy Time (page 100)

     Quit the juggle and monotask.

Related terms

• multitask

Noun

monotask (plural monotasks)

1. A single task performed while not performing other tasks (i.e. not multitasking).
   • 2000, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (→ISBN):

     From the Level I analysis it should be apparent that Medical Billing involves multiple tasks, while the Transmission Assembly is essentially a monotask.