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reprioritizeto change the order of importance of things, tasks, or goals

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to change the order of importance of things, tasks, or goals

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌriːpraɪˈɔːrəˌtaɪz/

Korean meaning: 우선순위를 재조정하다, 우선순위를 다시 정하다

Korean pronunciation: 리프라이**오**러타이즈

Example Sentences

  • When his wife announced her pregnancy, Tom had to reprioritize his weekend gaming schedule.
  • The startup decided to reprioritize user experience over rapid feature development.
  • Sarah had to reprioritize her to-do list when she realized the deadline was tomorrow, not next week.

reprioritize

VERB

//ˌriːpraɪˈɔːrəˌtaɪz//

to change the order of importance of things, tasks, or goals

reprioritize concept
💡 Concept

She had to reprioritize her tasks after the urgent client email arrived.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌriːpraɪˈɔːrəˌtaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌriːpraɪˈɒrɪˌtaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootprioritize

Origin

1960년대에 만들어진 현대 영어 단어로, 're-'(다시)와 'prioritize'(우선순위를 정하다)가 결합되어 '다시 우선순위를 정하다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

organizecategorizesummarize
organize
categorize
summarize

🔗Collocations

reprioritize tasks
reprioritize goals
need to reprioritize
reprioritize spending
constantly reprioritize

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

When his wife announced her pregnancy, Tom had to reprioritize his weekend gaming schedule.

The startup decided to reprioritize user experience over rapid feature development.

😄 Fun example

Sarah had to reprioritize her to-do list when she realized the deadline was tomorrow, not next week.

The pandemic forced many businesses to reprioritize their strategies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

reorganizerestructurerearrangereorder

Antonyms

maintain prioritieskeep unchanged

Related

priorityprioritizereorganizationadjustmentrebalance

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