Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Vice President level

"Parking lot"

"Parking lot" in a meeting context means a list of topics set aside to be addressed later, though they are often never revisited.

Say this instead: set aside for later

How "Parking lot" shows up at work

The parking lot is where meeting tangents go when someone wants to feel organized without actually stopping to handle things. Most items decompose there quietly between now and the next agenda.

Buzzword

Good point, but let's put that in the parking lot for now.

Plain English

Good point, but let's set that aside for later.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Meeting & Scheduling Jargon

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