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keep to the agenda
follow planned topics
To keep to the agenda means to discuss only the planned meeting topics.
This vs that
Let's keep to the agenda.
Let's hold a meeting.
Hear it in real life
Can we come back to the budget later?
Yes, let's keep to the agenda for now.
We only had thirty minutes, so we tried to keep to the agenda.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally use this short phrase in meetings; the stiff version sounds like formal administrative writing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We need ‸ keep ‸ the agenda today.
Say: We need to keep to the agenda today.
Use 'keep to' with 'to' when you follow a plan.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
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Phrases to borrow
More for talking about work meetings.
put something on the agenda
Can we put the budget review on the agenda?
come back to ___
Can we come back to that point later?
Work meetings words
Work · Work meetings: the words around “keep to the agenda”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Let's keep to the agenda.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep to the agenda
follow planned topics
“We only had thirty minutes, so we tried to keep to the agenda.”
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