heads-down

Really, it was a big part of the city's magic before it and the world became a heads-down society.

Peter Mehlman: 80's New York Peter Mehlman 2011

I'm not just referring to the single player, heads-down games that consume a person for hours until she beats her own best score, or the scores of strangers around the Internet — though plenty of those exist for the tablet.

Turning a Tablet Into a Board Game Katherine Boehret 2011

Really, it was a big part of the city's magic before it and the world became a heads-down society.

Peter Mehlman: 80's New York Peter Mehlman 2011

Liverpool, in contrast, made their heads-down exit to desultory booing.

Misfiring Andy Carroll gives limp Liverpool a new kind of 'Tosh' 2011

Just like her spokesman, Henry Gomez, later commented, "I know it's no excuse, but for years she was heads-down in her business and her family" -- offering that as an excuse, too.

Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman: Running on Empty 2010

Just like her spokesman, Henry Gomez, later commented, "I know it's no excuse, but for years she was heads-down in her business and her family" -- offering that as an excuse, too.

Robert J. Elisberg: Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman: Running on Empty 2010

If you told me eight years ago that we ' d still be heads-down innovating here, I would have said you ' re crazy; I don ' t have that kind of attention span.

Reaping Success Through Stranger Teri Evans 2010

If you're doing heads-down customer service, you don't want to remove your hands from the keyboard.

Craig Newmark: A Mouse Not Always a Good Idea 2009

Advocacy: This is a heads-down crowd that doesn't spend much time telling the stories of thousands of lives changed.

Tom Vander Ark: The Best School Operators in the Country 2009

Space for quiet heads-down work, space and tools for noisy collaboration, space for learning... these are all things that you can't do in a coffeeshop, or a park, or in many coworking spaces.

interview with Todd Sundsted, beyond coworking lavardera 2009