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delegate work
give tasks to others
To delegate work is to ask other people to do tasks that you are responsible for.
This vs that
I delegated the work to Maya.
I handed over the work to Maya.
Hear it in real life
How do you manage such a big workload?
I delegate work to people who have the right experience.
Once the project grew, I had to delegate work instead of trying to do everything myself.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native version is the usual concise way to describe assigning tasks.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She delegated me the task.
Say: She delegated the task to me.
Use 'delegate something to someone', not 'delegate someone something'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
delegate work to ___
Good managers delegate work to people they trust.
She delegated the less urgent work to two experienced colleagues.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about workplace people.
work well with ___
I work well with people from different backgrounds.
take someone under your wing
My manager took me under her wing when I started.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I delegated some of the work to the team.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
delegate work
give tasks to others
“Once the project grew, I had to delegate work instead of trying to do everything myself.”
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