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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/

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

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

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

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🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootprioritize

🎵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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