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Slack time

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In business english, slack time means: The time an activity can be delayed without moving the planned project completion date.

In Turkish: toplam bolluk süresi, faaliyetin izin verilen gecikme süresi

How it is used

Here used in the total-float scheduling sense. It follows from activity timing and dependencies; it is not extra contingency time deliberately added to a plan.

Example sentences

  1. Printing has two days of slack time because the installation team cannot start until Monday anyway.

    The existing sequence allows printing to finish later without moving project completion.

  2. After the inspection delay used all the slack time, any further delay would move the project finish date.

    The scheduling freedom has been exhausted; no added reserve is being described.

Common collocations

  • calculate slack time
  • use available slack time
  • timelineA plan that shows when each stage of a project or process will happen, or the total time available to complete it.
  • milestoneAn important point or event in a project, used to check progress, such as finishing a design or launching a product.

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