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WIP

WIP

1 5.4
Goods that are partly finished and still in production
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : trabajo en progreso
  • In fact, I read your book as I was midway in a WIP, and when I finished that WIP and went back, I could see a definite delineation between the before and after of reading your book.

Examples

  • This is because although we're limiting our WIP at the task level, we aren't following suit at the portfolio/project level.

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  • The factory managed to decrease its WIP to improve efficiency in production.

  • I just updated the post so you could read Mr. Black WIP http: **35;8706;TOOLONG...

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  • Your teaching on clean/dirty fighting really informed my writing of the climax in my WIP.

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  • For more detailed information about these classes, please refer to the API reference documentation (WIP).

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  • In fact, I read your book as I was midway in a WIP, and when I finished that WIP and went back, I could see a definite delineation between the before and after of reading your book.

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  • Hey, my current WIP—the one I work on the most anyway—came to me years ago.

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  • "Well, it's a seven-letter word, Angelo Cataldi, and the first letter is "A" and the last letter is "E"!" Rendell told 94WIP's Angelo Cataldi and The WIP Morning Show on Thursday.

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  • Accurate tracking of WIP is essential for effective inventory management in manufacturing.

  • Investing in better equipment helped the company reduce its WIP and increase overall output.

Synonyms

41 3.4

A project that is not finished yet

refers specifically to partly made physical items counted as inventory

Antonyms

finished
  • Specialized
1 1.0

Made and ready to use or sell, often with a smooth surface

How Complete

finished
  • Specialized
1 1.0
WIP
  • Specialized
1 5.4
componentry
  • Specialized
1 7.2
raw material
  • Specialized
48 2.8

Surface Forms

WIP singular
WIPs plural

Etymology

WIP stands for work in progress, literally 'work' that is still being done on the production line. In business it names the 'partly made' products, so WIP are the half-made items counted as inventory.