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to enjoy the process

to enjoy the process

3 3.5
To take pleasure in the steps of doing something, not only the result
  • idiom
translation icon : disfrutar del proceso
  • I enjoy the process, not just the end result of something being clean and neat.
  • really enjoy the process
  • actually enjoy the process

And you might as well enjoy the process, enjoy the journey.

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Examples

  • They actually enjoy the process of helping others.

    Before Sunset (2004)

  • Living a joyful life comes from enjoying the process of what you are doing.

  • And you might as well enjoy the process, enjoy the journey.

    Film Courage

  • The people who win enjoy the process more than the results.

  • I really enjoyed the process, and I think the animals liked it as well.

    Blog text (4)

  • Hiring a professional will take the stress off you and give you a chance to actually enjoy the process of getting married.

    Blog text (3)

  • I first of all, I just like really have enjoyed the process a lot more and creatively it was a lot more fulfilling.

    The Financial Diet

  • And my hope for you is that you can truly enjoy the process and not get caught up in the externalities because this is the good time now.

  • Peers enjoyed the process and felt that they benefited both socially and academically from the experience.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Many successful athletes say that they enjoy the process of training just as much as the competition.

Synonyms

to delight
vsto enjoy the process
48 1.0

To enjoy something very much

is about taking pleasure in the activity process rather than general joy
to savor
vsto enjoy the process
  • US
47 4.1

To enjoy something slowly and fully while noticing every part

focuses on pleasure from the doing rather than slow, intense appreciation
to revel
vsto enjoy the process
29 6.3

To enjoy something very much

focuses more on quiet ongoing pleasure rather than loud celebratory joy
to take delight in
vsto enjoy the process
2 3.8

To enjoy doing something a lot

emphasizes enjoying the experience itself rather than only feeling pleasure
to enjoy the journey
vsto enjoy the process
1 3.2

Take pleasure in what you do, not only the result

is focused on taking pleasure in doing something rather than life as a whole

Surface Forms

enjoy the process infinitive

Morphology

enjoy + the + process

The meaning 'to take pleasure in the experience or journey of doing something' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'enjoy' (to find pleasurable) with 'process' (a sequence of steps), with the article 'the' serving only a grammatical function. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows straightforward semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Enjoy the process uses the simple image of a road trip: you enjoy the small parts of the journey, like driving, stops and views, not only the destination. So, enjoy the process means to take pleasure in doing something, not just in 'the end result'.