Workflow

How it is used

Common in operations, administration, and software. Often used with improve, automate, map, or approve to discuss how work moves between people or stages.

Example sentences

1. Before we add another approval step, please review the current workflow for supplier invoices and identify where delays usually happen.

   Here workflow means the full sequence of actions for handling invoices, including review, approval, and movement between staff members.

2. The new HR system sends each request to the next manager automatically, which makes the workflow easier to track during busy weeks.

   In this example, workflow refers to how requests pass from one person to another in a controlled, visible order.

Common collocations

• workflow process
• workflow automation
• approval workflow
• workflow diagram

Related terms

• scheduleTo arrange for a meeting, call or task to happen at a particular date and time, and usually to add it to a calendar.
• documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.

More terms: Expenses, Approvals & Procedures

• invoice
• expense claim
• receipt
• reimburse
• annual leave
• timesheet
• petty cash
• purchase order
• sign off
• chase up
• office policy
• approval workflow