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batch tasks

group tasks together

To batch tasks means to group similar small tasks and complete them together.

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How do you deal with all those emails?

I batch them into two short sessions each day.

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I batch small administrative tasks together so I can focus on larger projects.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I batch my emails to two sessions each day.

Say: I batch my emails into two sessions each day.

Use “into” to say how you group work into sessions.

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batch tasks; batch similar tasks together

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I batch small administrative tasks together so I can focus on larger projects.

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batch tasks

group tasks together

“I batch small administrative tasks together so I can focus on larger projects.”

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