telecommuting

[ tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting ]

noun

1. working at home by using a computer electronically linked to the network of one's place of employment.

telecommuting

/ ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjuːtɪŋ /

noun

1. See teleworking
   another name for teleworking

Derived Forms

• ˈtelecomˌmuter, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecommuting¹

First recorded in 1970–75; telecommute + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

While Americans drove less because of stay-at-home orders and increased telecommuting, the fatality rate per mile driven rose 24 percent last year, according to the council’s analysis.

From Washington Post

After nearly a year-long experiment in telecommuting, 95% of remote workers say they’d rather be back in the office in some capacity.

From Quartz

Ferriss was ahead of the curve in pointing out the benefits of telecommuting, automating routine tasks, living a mobile lifestyle, and holding fewer–or even no–meetings.

From Fortune

A combination of high unemployment rates, mass telecommuting and fear of contracting the coronavirus has led people away from transit.

From Washington Post

It’s clear that the trend is here to stay, reshaping such things as telecommuting, client relationships or individual and team productivity.

From Search Engine Land

From revolutions in authoritarian countries to more telecommuting, the benefits to society were supposed to be profound.

From The Daily Beast

The move was of a piece with her efforts to discourage telecommuting.

From The Daily Beast

You can see this thrust in the current telecommuting debate at Yahoo.

From The Daily Beast

In practice, the frequency of employees telecommuting and flexing their time is low.

From The Daily Beast

Marissa Mayer is making a big mistake in banning telecommuting.

From The Daily Beast

Telecommuting is a timid beginning and a pale image of what such strategies might be.

From Project Gutenberg

Telecommuting is an extension of the previous pattern of work.

From Project Gutenberg