Learn Business English Vocabulary: Phrase of the Week

Updated: Dec 29, 2024

Learn Business English vocabulary with Phrase of the Week!

Each week, we introduce a new phrase to help you sound more natural and confident in your professional communication.

For extra practice, you can download the flashcards—just scroll down to the bottom of the page.

This Week's Phrase:

WRAP UP BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS

to complete tasks, projects, or other activities before the holidays begin

We need to wrap up this project before the holidays. After all, everyone wants to have a stress-free break.

Let's wrap it up before the holidays so we don't have to deal with it later.

It would be great to wrap this up before the holidays

Make sure to wrap up your important tasks before the holidays so you can relax and enjoy the season.

Listen to the definition and example sentences below. Click on each picture to hear the audio.

Here are additional phrases professionals often use as the holiday season approaches.

Choose the correct (or best) option in italics, then click KEY to check your answers.

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MEET YEAR-END DEADLINES

to complete tasks or projects before the end of the year

We need to work overtime to meet the year-end deadlines.

It’s crucial to stay focused if we want to meet the year-end deadlines on time.

We can’t afford any delays if we want to meet all our year-end deadlines.

KEY

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER

to check that everything is organized and correct

Let’s make sure everything’s in order before the client arrives.

Can you double-check the files to make sure everything’s in order?

Making sure everything’s in order now will save us trouble later.

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AVOID LAST-MINUTE PROBLEMS

to prevent issues from happening at the last possible moment

Please double-check the report to avoid last-minute problems.

Having a backup plan is essential to avoid last-minute problems.

We’ll review the process today to avoid last-minute problems tomorrow.

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FLAG ANY URGENT ITEMS

to highlight anything that needs immediate attention

Please flag any urgent items in the email so we can address them first.

Can you go through the checklist and flag any urgent items?

The supervisor asked us to flag any urgent items.

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