The phrase "attention is occupied" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone's focus or concentration is currently taken up by something else.
Example: "I apologize for not responding sooner; my attention is occupied with a pressing matter at work."
Alternatives: "focus is engaged" or "mind is preoccupied".
You end up only half-listening to what Furler is doing: the rest of your attention is occupied by imagining how Rihanna might have tackled Cheap Thrills, or what Beyoncé could have done with the Sisquo-sampling Sweet Design.
Research has also shown that one of flow's most powerful triggers is what's called "deep embodiment"—which is a fancy way of saying all of your sensory systems are in a kind of synchrony and all of your attention is occupied by this inrush of information.
Health care, financial reform, Supreme Court nominees and other domestic issues have high priority, and even his foreign policy attention is occupied with significant initiatives on nuclear weapons.
I was impatient when my mother's attention was occupied elsewhere.
Both have grown in obscurity, and while the world's attention was occupied elsewhere, they have suddenly taken their place among the leading nations, making the world take note of their birth and of their greatness almost at the same instant.
Consequently, when privately owned property is occupied, the law may pay more attention to the occupier's legal rights.
LATELY, the association's attention has been occupied by a couple of refurbishment projects for the far West Side.
Not so much to be the centre of attention as to be occupied.
Voice, meanwhile, has been shaping up for a long time now as the next big interface, and in cases where your hands and attention might otherwise be occupied, having a voice interface can be indispensable — for example, if you are lost while driving and need to reset your car's navigation.
Furthermore, many of them reported situations at home in which they felt unable to monitor their child's diet, e.g. when they are not in their child's direct presence or when they can't pay attention because they are occupied with other activities at home.
