time management & deadlines
Time Management & Deadlines
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Deadline
/ዴድላይን/
የመጨረሻ ገደብ
The latest time or date by which something should be completed.
አንድ ነገር መጠናቀቅ ያለበት የመጨረሻው ሰዓት ወይም ቀን።
Examples
"The project deadline is this Friday at 5 PM."
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
የጊዜ ሰሌዳ
A plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when.
መከናወን ያለባቸውን ተግባራት እና ጊዜያቸውን የሚገልጽ እቅድ።
Examples
"Let me check my schedule for next week."
Negotiate
/ኒጎሽዬት/
መደራደር
To discuss something in order to reach an agreement.
ስምምነት ላይ ለመድረስ ስለ አንድ ነገር መወያየት።
Examples
"I need to negotiate a new timeline for this report."
Delay
/ዲሌይ/
መዘግየት
A period of time when somebody or something has to wait.
አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር መጠበቅ ያለበት የጊዜ ቆይታ።
Examples
"There was a delay in shipping the materials."
Boundary
/ባውንደሪ/
ወሰን
A limit that defines where work ends and personal life begins.
ስራ የት እንደሚቆምና የግል ሕይወት የት እንደሚጀምር የሚለይ ገደብ።
Examples
"Setting a professional boundary is important for mental health."
Priority
/ፕራዮሪቲ/
ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው
Something that is very important and must be dealt with first.
በጣም አስፈላጊ እና መጀመሪያ መከናወን ያለበት ነገር።
Examples
"Completing the audit is our top priority."
Extension
/ኤክስቴንሽን/
ተጨማሪ ጊዜ
An extra period of time allowed for something.
ለአንድ ተግባር የተፈቀደ ተጨማሪ የጊዜ ቆይታ።
Examples
"I requested a two-day extension for the assignment."
Workload
/ወርክሎድ/
የሥራ ጫና
The amount of work that a person or organization has to do.
አንድ ሰው ወይም ድርጅት ሊያከናውነው የሚገባው የሥራ መጠን።
Examples
"My current workload is quite heavy this month."
Realistic
/ሪሊስቲክ/
ተጨባጭ
Accepting things as they are and not making impossible plans.
ነገሮችን እንዳሉ መቀበልና የማይቻሉ እቅዶችን አለማውጣት።
Examples
"We need a realistic plan for the launch date."
Capacity
/ካፓሲቲ/
አቅም
The maximum amount that someone can produce or handle.
አንድ ሰው ሊያከናውነው ወይም ሊሸከመው የሚችለው ከፍተኛ መጠን።
Examples
"I don't have the capacity to take on more projects."
Milestone
/ማይልስቶን/
ዋና ክንውን/ምዕራፍ
An important stage in the development of something.
በአንድ ነገር እድገት ውስጥ ትልቅ ቦታ የሚሰጠው ምዕራፍ።
Examples
"Reaching 1,000 users was a major milestone."
Urgent
/አርጀንት/
አስቸኳይ
Needing immediate attention or action.
አፋጣኝ ትኩረት ወይም እርምጃ የሚፈልግ።
Examples
"This is an urgent matter that needs your input."
Backlog
/ባክሎግ/
ያልተሰሩ የቆዩ ስራዎች
A large amount of work that has been waiting to be done.
ሳይሰሩ ተከማችተው የሚጠባበቁ በርካታ ስራዎች።
Examples
"We need to clear the backlog of emails from the weekend."
Buffer
/ባፈር/
መጠባበቂያ ጊዜ
Extra time or space used to protect against delays.
ከመዘግየት ለመከላከል የሚያገለግል ተጨማሪ ጊዜ ወይም ቦታ።
Examples
"I always add a buffer of two days to my estimates."
Postpone
/ፖስትፖን/
ማራዘም/ማስተላለፍ
To arrange for something to take place at a later time.
አንድ ነገር ወደ ሌላ ጊዜ እንዲሸጋገር ማድረግ።
Examples
"They had to postpone the meeting until Monday."
Commitment
/ኮሚትመንት/
ቃል ኪዳን/ኃላፊነት
A promise to do something or to behave in a particular way.
አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ ወይም በሆነ መንገድ ለመሆን የሚገባ ቃል ወይም ኃላፊነት።
Examples
"I have a prior commitment at 3 PM today."
Overlap
/ኦቨርላፕ/
ተደራራቢ መሆን
To cover part of the same area of interest or time.
የተወሰነውን ተመሳሳይ የጊዜ ወይም የፍላጎት ክፍል መሸፈን።
Examples
"Our meetings overlap by fifteen minutes."
Efficient
/ኢፊሸንት/
ብቃት ያለው/ውጤታማ
Doing something well without wasting time or resources.
ጊዜን ወይም ሀብትን ሳያባክኑ አንድን ነገር በሚገባ ማከናወን።
Examples
"We need a more efficient way to process data."
Estimate
/ኤስቲሜት/
ግምት
A guess of what the size, value, or amount of something might be.
የአንድ ነገር መጠን፣ ዋጋ ወይም ብዛት ምን ሊሆን እንደሚችል የሚሰጥ ግምት።
Examples
"Can you give me an estimate of how long this will take?"
Constraints
/ኮንስቴሬይንትስ/
ገደቦች
Things that limit or restrict what you can do.
ሊያደርጉ የሚችሉትን ነገር የሚገድቡ ወይም የሚገቱ ነገሮች።
Examples
"Time constraints prevented us from finishing."
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