prioritize

Thân thiện

We must prioritize the most urgent tasks first.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To decide the order for dealing with items or tasks based on their relative importance or urgency.
   • To treat something as more important than other things.

Usage

• The verb "prioritize" is used to describe the act of ranking tasks, goals, or issues. It often involves making conscious choices about what to do first.
• It is commonly used in professional, academic, and personal contexts related to time management and resource allocation.
• It can be used transitively (with a direct object) or intransitively (without one).

Examples

• Transitive use (with an object):
  • Managers must prioritize customer satisfaction above all else.
  • Please prioritize the items on this list from most to least urgent.
• Intransitive use (without an object):
  • With so many deadlines, I need to sit down and prioritize.
  • When you have multiple projects, learning to prioritize is a key skill.

Advanced Usage

• "to prioritize something over something": To rank one thing as more important than another.
  • We had to prioritize safety over speed during the development phase.
• Gerund/Noun form ("prioritizing"): The act or process of setting priorities.
  • Prioritizing your workload effectively can reduce stress.

Variants and Related Words

• Priority (n): Something that is treated as more important than other things.
  • Finishing the report is my top priority.
• Prioritization (n): The action or process of prioritizing.
  • The prioritization of tasks is a weekly team meeting agenda item.

Synonyms

• Rank: To arrange in a particular order.
• Prefer: To like one thing or person better than another.
• Emphasize: To give special importance or prominence to something.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Prioritize" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed through prepositions like "over" or "above.")

Related Idioms

• "To put something first": To treat something as the most important.
  • A good leader puts the team's needs first. (This is a conceptual synonym for "prioritizes the team's needs.")

Học thuật

Verb

1. assign a priority to
   • we have too many things to do and must prioritize

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prioritise