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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attention wandering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state where someone's focus or concentration is drifting away from a task or subject.
Example: "During the lecture, I noticed my attention wandering as the speaker delved into complex details."
Alternatives: "mind drifting" or "focus slipping".
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Yet as an eternal if superannuated student I seldom found my attention wandering.
Ginevra is thrilled at first, but soon finds her attention wandering.
I remember this every time I write a scene and find my attention wandering off.
I can sense his attention wandering on to the next thought, the next big idea.
Over in Detroit, meanwhile, America's big car makers also find their attention wandering, to the revolution in car retailing.
Sometimes I can see people's attention wandering before I get to the part about my mother and the dish towel.
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He got bored; his attention wandered.
News Corporation's attention wandered.
His attention wandered — the flame had gone out.
"It's very cute," she said before her attention wandered.
My attention wandered – on some lentils and beans.
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