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workload

workload

42 3.2
The amount of work a person must do in a set time
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrkˌloʊd/
translation icon : carga de trabajo
  • The four clinical coordinators distributed the manager's workload among themselves and the new department manager.
  • a heavy workload
  • increase workload
  • reduce workload

So it's, it's a workload problem as well.

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Examples

  • The most common barriers to implementing change are time, workload, and resistance from colleagues.

    Academic text (2012)
  • They were complaining like, listen, the workload is too heavy for us.

  • We could split the workload, too.

  • So with that pressure and workload, how do you keep a balance between work and life?

  • And so we kind of also just help with the workload and the stress that parents have right now.

  • My workload, my workload has doubled.

  • First, the shift in authority would result in an overall reduction in workload for COs.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Our current workload prevents us from taking weekends off.

  • It's becoming a reality in the job, with pay freezes and the workload increasing.

    Academic text (2011)
  • My current workload is too heavy for me to finish all my tasks on time.

Synonyms

work
vsworkload
1.0

Effort people use to do a job or task

specifies the amount expected within a time period
load
vsworkload
91 4.1

A heavy burden of worry or responsibility

focuses on quantity of tasks rather than emotional burden

How Heavy

overwork
5 4.6
workload
42 3.2

Surface Forms

workload singular
workloads plural

Morphology

workload = work + load (transparent) = work + load

Clear compound 'work' + 'load' meaning the amount or burden of work; readily inferable from the components.

Etymology

Workload comes from putting together work ('tasks to do') and load ('weight' or 'burden'). So, a workload is like the 'weight' of jobs someone must carry, meaning the amount of work a person is expected to do.