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time management & deadlines

Time Management & Deadlines

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አስቸኳይ

Needing immediate attention or action.

አፋጣኝ ትኩረት ወይም እርምጃ የሚፈልግ።

Examples

"This is an urgent matter that needs your input."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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?"

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hi Sarah, I wanted to check the status of the marketing project. Are we still on track for the Friday ?
Role B
To be honest, I've looked at the , and we are facing a slight . I have a heavy of tasks from last week.
Role A
I see. Is there any way we can make the workflow more to catch up?
Role B
I'm trying, but I need to be about my . I'm currently at my limit and don't want to compromise quality.
Role A
I understand. What is your for the new completion date? Should we an with the client?
Role B
Yes, an would help. If we can the final until next Wednesday, I can ensure everything is perfect.
Role A
That sounds fair. Dealing with is part of the job. I'll talk to the client. What is your top right now?
Role B
My is the data analysis. I’ve added a small in the new timeline just in case of further technical issues.
Role A
Good thinking. By the way, I noticed you've been working late. Please remember to set a for your personal time.
Role B
Thank you for the reminder. I appreciate that. I’ll make sure there's no between my work and rest hours tonight.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Imagine you are talking to your manager about a project that is behind schedule. Use at least five of the following words: 'Negotiate', 'Realistic', 'Backlog', 'Capacity', and 'Extension' to explain why there is a delay and how you plan to fix it while maintaining professional boundaries."