Efficiency And Productivity Vocabulary

noun the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral

• The decision was made based on expedience rather than long-term planning.
• He chose the shortcut for expedience's sake.
• Let's just do it for the sake of expedience.
• In the fast-paced world of business, expedience often trumps thoroughness.

adverb An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. It often describes how, when, or where an action is performed. In this case, 'sparingly' describes the manner in which something is done.

• It is recommended to use the medication sparingly to avoid any potential side effects.
• I only use my expensive perfume sparingly for special occasions.
• I told him to sprinkle the salt sparingly on the fries.
• She shared her personal experiences sparingly, keeping most of her thoughts to herself.

verb Untangling is the present participle form of the verb 'untangle', which means to separate or free something that is tangled.

• The scientist spent years untangling the complex web of genetic interactions.
• I'm still trying to untangle all the wires behind my TV.
• I had to untangle that messy situation with my ex before moving on.
• Untangling my emotions after the breakup was a long and difficult process.

noun A word used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case, 'work' is a noun that refers to the task or activity being made difficult.

verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, in this case, the action of making something difficult or challenging.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, in this case, 'of' is a preposition that connects 'hard work' to 'something'.

• She tends to make hard work of simple tasks by overthinking every detail.
• He always makes hard work of cooking dinner, even though it's just pasta.
• Don't make hard work of it, just get it done quickly.
• Trying to navigate through the city without a map can make hard work of finding your way around.