single-tracking
One track, both directions
Single-tracking is giving full attention to one task or conversation at a time, the opposite of multitasking.
The term comes from railroads, where a single-track line allows trains to move in only one direction at once.
Someone who's single-tracking focuses completely on what's in front of them: I'm single-tracking right now—can we talk later?
It can suggest either admirable focus or an inability to juggle competing demands.
Permanent track for trains
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- junctionPoint where things meet
switch · bottleneck · schedule · delay · capacity · corridor · route · platform
Recreational trail walking
- pathRoute for traveling
- singletrackNarrow recreational path
- mountain bikingOff-road cycling activity
- narrowOf small width
terrain · trail · wilderness · switchback · descent · flow · technical · routing
railroad
Permanent track for trains
junction · switch · bottleneck · schedule · delay · capacity · corridor · route · platform · station
hiking
Recreational trail walking
- pathRoute for traveling
- singletrackNarrow recreational path
- mountain bikingOff-road cycling activity
narrow · terrain · trail · wilderness · switchback · descent · flow · technical · routing · direction