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Bandwidth

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈbændwɪdθ/nounCommon term

In business english, bandwidth means: In office talk, the time, energy or capacity that a person or team has available to take on more work.

In Turkish: vakit, kapasite, iş yükü kapasitesi, bant genişliği

How it is used

A figurative use of the technical term for data capacity: 'I don't have the bandwidth for this right now', 'Does your team have the bandwidth to help?' Informal; common in tech and consulting.

Example sentences

  1. I'd love to help, but I don't have the bandwidth this week.

  2. We need to check whether the team has the bandwidth for another client.

Common collocations

  • have the bandwidth
  • no bandwidth
  • limited bandwidth
  • bandwidth to take on more
  • availabilityThe times when someone is free to meet, talk or work on something.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • on my radarDescribing something you know about and are paying attention to, even if you are not working on it right now.
  • drop the ballTo make a mistake by forgetting or failing to do something that you were responsible for.

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