Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Associate level

"Block time"

"Block time" means to deliberately reserve a stretch of your calendar so no one can schedule a meeting over it.

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How "Block time" shows up at work

The digital equivalent of closing your office door. Most common among people who have discovered, after years of back-to-back meetings, that protected hours are the only way anything actually gets done.

Buzzword

I block time on Thursday mornings to focus on the quarterly report.

Plain English

I reserve time on Thursday mornings to focus on the quarterly report.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Meeting & Scheduling Jargon

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