messagechecking
nounUK /ˈmɛsɪdʒˌtʃɛkɪŋ/
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒˌtʃɛkɪŋ/
The act of looking at your phone to see if someone sent you a message.
She does messagechecking every few minutes during lunch.
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2. The process of verifying that a message was delivered or received correctly.
The app's messagechecking feature confirms when your text arrives.
3. A routine review of messages for errors before sending them.
Do a quick messagechecking before you hit send on that email.
4. The habit of frequently checking messages out of anxiety or curiosity.
His constant messagechecking made it hard to focus on homework.