clock-watching vs attention

attention vs clock-watching

clock-watching and attention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clock-watching	Yes	No	No	No
attention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attention is a hypernym of clock-watching; that is, attention is a word with a broader meaning than clock-watching:

clock-watching: paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)
attention: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

Other hypernyms of clock-watching include attending.

clock-watching (noun)	attention (noun)
paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	a courteous act indicating affection
	a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
	the faculty or power of mental concentration
	a general interest that leads people to want to know more

Difference between clock-watching and attention

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