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Talking about Deadlines & Progress – Essential Vocabulary
1 Understanding Deadlines and Progress
In professional environments, being able to discuss deadlines and progress effectively is crucial for project success. Whether you need to bring forward a meeting, put back a deadline, or explain how you’ll catch up with delayed work, having the right vocabulary at your disposal is essential. The terms below will help you express yourself clearly in this context.
Key Terms
- bring_forward
- to move to an earlier time
- put_back
- to delay or postpone
- catch_up
- to reach the same level or stage as others after falling behind
💬 Dialogue 1: Discussing Project Timeline
Team meeting about project deadlines
Sarah: “The client wants to bring forward the delivery date to next month.”
Alex: “We'll need to manage our resources carefully to catch up with the new timeline.”
Sarah: “How confident are you that the team can handle this acceleration?”
Alex: “We might need to reallocate some resources, but I believe we can bring everything into line.”
Sarah: “What's your strategy for catching up with the development phase?”
Alex: “We'll bring forward some of the testing phases and run them parallel to development.”
Sarah: “That sounds risky. Can you manage the quality control?”
Alex: “Yes, we've got contingency plans in place to maintain our quality standards.”
📝 Complete Terms List
Verbs:
– manage: to succeed in accomplishing or achieving something
– remember: to not forget to do something
– risk: to expose to danger or loss
– stop: to cease doing something
Phrasal Verbs:
– bring forward: to move to an earlier time
– catch up: to reach the same level or stage as others after falling behind
– put back: to delay or postpone
– put off: to postpone or delay
Adjectives:
– due: expected or scheduled to happen
– late: happening after the expected or usual time
– spare: additional; extra
Adverbs:
– eventually: in the end; finally
Other:
– by: not later than; at or before
– despite: without being affected by; regardless of
📝 Key Vocabulary Recap
◆ bring forward→to move to an earlier time
◆ by→not later than; at or before
◆ catch up→to reach the same level or stage as others after falling behind
◆ despite→without being affected by; regardless of
◆ due→expected or scheduled to happen
◆ eventually→in the end; finally
◆ late→happening after the expected or usual time
◆ manage→to succeed in accomplishing or achieving something
◆ put back→to delay or postpone
◆ put off→to postpone or delay
◆ remember→to not forget to do something
◆ risk→to expose to danger or loss
◆ spare→additional; extra
◆ stop→to cease doing something
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