Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Associate level

"Sync up"

"Sync up" means to meet or speak briefly with someone to share updates and make sure both parties have the same information.

Say this instead: meet

How "Sync up" shows up at work

A meeting disguised as a verb. The 'up' does no work; the 'sync' implies it will be fast and technical. Neither is usually true, but the phrase lets both parties pretend they are too busy for a real meeting.

Buzzword

Let's sync up on the proposal before the client call.

Plain English

Let's meet before the client call to go over the proposal.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Meeting & Scheduling Jargon

Stop sounding like the buzzword.

Buzzkill highlights "Sync up" and 634 other buzzwords in Gmail and LinkedIn, and rewrites them to plain English in one click. Free to try, 100% local.

Add to Chrome, free

More Meeting & Scheduling Jargon: Align on next steps · Block time · Cadence · Circle up · Debrief · Double-booked

All Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · The full library · What's your Corporate Rank?