Work & careers
attention to detail
careful focus on details
Attention to detail is careful focus on small things that can affect the quality or success of something.
Hear it in real life
Why do you trust her with the accounts?
She has excellent attention to detail.
This job requires attention to detail because one small error can affect the whole report.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She has a strong attention on detail.
Say: She has strong attention to detail.
The fixed phrase uses the preposition “to,” not “on,” before “detail.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pay attention to detail; show attention to detail; attention to detail helps
Your turn: say it out loud
This job requires attention to detail because one small error can affect the whole report.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
attention to detail
careful focus on details
“This job requires attention to detail because one small error can affect the whole report.”
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