prioritization
Americannoun
Explanation
Prioritization is all about arranging tasks from most to least important. It's setting your priorities straight, like making sure you do your homework before playing video games...right? Prioritization is a skill that helps everyone from students to CEOs manage their time effectively, making sure the important stuff doesn’t get forgotten. Practicing prioritization is like being the boss of your to-do list, deciding which tasks are the most urgent and putting them at the top of the list. When you decide to study for your big test tomorrow instead of watching TV, that's prioritization.
Example Sentences
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The architectures required to make directed-energy systems operational depend on sensor fusion — the real-time integration of radar, electro-optical and infrared data — combined with AI-driven threat classification and engagement prioritization.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Still, there were times when a phrase about prioritization written on another whiteboard in Darlington’s office — “Eat the elephant one bite at a time” — might have seemed to mock him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
“If we as women are putting our eggs on ice for a decade to make sure that our career is thriving,” she said, “we have a prioritization problem.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
It provides an unprecedented basis for ecological modeling, conservation prioritization, and cross-regional research on vulnerable island ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
Based on this prioritization and mapping of terrorist organizations, we will determine where to position forces and collection assets to identify terrorist ground, air, maritime, and cyber activities.
From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President
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