Email & Comms Jargon · Associate level

"Time-sensitive"

"Time-sensitive" means something requires a response or action quickly, before a deadline or opportunity closes.

Say this instead: urgent

How "Time-sensitive" shows up at work

Attached to emails that may or may not actually be urgent. Its overuse means the word no longer accelerates anything. Recipients have learned to scan the body of the email for an actual deadline before deciding whether to believe the label.

Buzzword

Flagging this as time-sensitive since the client needs an answer before their board meeting.

Plain English

This is urgent: the client needs an answer before their board meeting.

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