Study & education
in short bursts
in brief periods of activity
If you do something in short bursts, you do it for brief periods with breaks between them.
Hear it in real life
How do you stay focused for so long?
I work in short bursts and take regular breaks.
I do my writing in short bursts when I have a busy day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I study by short bursts.
Say: I study in short bursts.
Use the preposition “in” in this expression, not “by.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
work in short bursts; study in short bursts; do something in short bursts
Your turn: say it out loud
I do my writing in short bursts when I have a busy day.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
in short bursts
in brief periods of activity
“I do my writing in short bursts when I have a busy day.”
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