Time Management Terms

verb to waste time or move slowly

• Please do not dawdle on your way to the meeting, we need to start promptly.
• Stop dawdling and hurry up, we're going to be late!
• Quit dawdling around and get your act together.
• Time waits for no one, so don't dawdle in making important decisions.

noun a time or date by which something must be done or completed

• The deadline for submitting the proposal is next Friday.
• Hey, don't forget about the deadline to turn in your homework.
• I totally missed the deadline for that project, I'm screwed.
• Procrastination is like dancing with the deadline, you never know when you'll step on its toes.

adjective impatient - having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked

• The CEO grew impatient with the slow progress of the project.
• I'm getting impatient waiting for my food to arrive.
• Stop being so impatient, the bus will be here soon.
• His mind was like an impatient child, always jumping from one thought to the next.

verb to move something to the side or out of the way

adverb used to describe the act of putting something aside

preposition used to indicate the location or direction of where something is being put

• It is important to put aside personal biases when making a decision.
• Let's just put aside our differences and enjoy the party.
• We need to put that drama aside and focus on what's important.
• Sometimes we need to put aside our fears and take a leap of faith.

noun a feeling of hesitation or reluctance

verb to delay or postpone something

adjective feeling of being hesitant or reluctant

• I had to put off our meeting until next week due to a scheduling conflict.
• I decided to put off doing my homework until later.
• I keep putting off cleaning my room because I'm too lazy.
• Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

verb to cause (someone) to remember something; to prompt someone to recall a past event or memory

• I just wanted to remind you about the upcoming meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
• Hey, just a quick reminder that we have plans this weekend.
• Just a heads up, don't forget about the party tonight.
• His actions remind me of a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

noun a period of rest for the body and mind, during which volition and consciousness are in partial or complete abeyance, and the bodily functions partially suspended

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• It is not advisable to sleep on important decisions without carefully considering all the factors involved.
• Don't sleep on the opportunity to invest in that company, it could be a game-changer.
• You're sleeping on the new album, it's fire!
• Don't sleep on your dreams, pursue them with determination and passion.

noun definition if has any

adverb on or in the course of this present day

• Today marks the beginning of a new era in our company's history.
• I'm meeting my friend for lunch today.
• I'm gonna binge-watch that new show today.
• Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

verb to reduce the level of priority or importance of something

• In order to meet the deadline, we may need to deprioritize certain tasks.
• Let's deprioritize this project for now and focus on more urgent matters.
• I think we should just deprioritize this whole thing and move on.
• Sometimes in life, we need to deprioritize certain goals in order to achieve bigger dreams.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

interjection a word or phrase that is grammatically independent and usually expresses emotion

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• Procrastination is the thief of time, as it hinders productivity and delays progress.
• You know what they say, procrastination is the thief of time, so let's get started on this project now.
• Stop putting things off, man. Procrastination is the thief of time, and we need to get moving.
• Just remember, when you keep delaying things, it's like letting a thief steal your precious time. Procrastination is the thief of time.

noun a period of time between noon and evening

adverb during the afternoon; in the time following noon

• During weekday afternoons, I typically schedule meetings with clients.
• Let's catch up over coffee on Saturday afternoons.
• I love chilling with my friends on lazy afternoons.
• Afternoons are like a blank canvas waiting to be painted with possibilities.