Business A2 · Lesson 3A
Every word and expression from this lesson — with definitions, synonyms and examples.
a week with little / a lot of work
meetings with no gap in between
something stopping you from making progress
a focus block
do the work you fell behind on
collocation: “clear your inbox” — these words naturally go together in English.
a protected period of concentrated, uninterrupted work
someone who works best early / late
collocation: “hand over an account” — these words naturally go together in English.
passing tasks or information to someone taking over
admitting the week didn't go to plan
collocation: “meet a deadline” — these words naturally go together in English.
outside working hours
doing something without really thinking
collocation: “raise a blocker” — these words naturally go together in English.
collocation: “run a stand-up” — these words naturally go together in English.
a short, daily team meeting, usually done standing up
naming the task you know you dodged
the total amount of work you have to do in a given time
making a specific, small ask
finish something off cleanly