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Time blocking

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounCommon term

In business english, time blocking means: Planning work by reserving calendar periods for particular tasks.

In Turkish: işler için takvimde süre ayırma

How it is used

Used in personal and team scheduling. Reserved periods can protect focused work, but the calendar still needs adjustment when priorities change.

Example sentences

  1. I use time blocking to reserve the first hour of each morning for reviewing supplier invoices.

    A recurring calendar period is assigned to a specific task rather than left for general availability.

  2. Our team tried time blocking so report writing would not disappear between customer calls.

    Protected writing periods make room for work that otherwise loses out to incoming demands.

Common collocations

  • use time blocking
  • try time blocking
  • calendar inviteAn electronic invitation to a meeting or call that is sent through a calendar tool and adds the event to the guests' calendars when they accept it.
  • prioritizeTo decide which tasks are most important and deal with them first, or to treat one thing as more important than others.

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