divide the tasks

Meaning

To distribute specific pieces of work or jobs among members of a team. This is done to ensure that a project is completed efficiently and that everyone knows their individual responsibilities.

Examples

• To finish the project on time, we need to divide the tasks among all team members.

  To finish the project on time, we need to divide the tasks among all team members.

• Let's meet on Monday to divide the tasks for the upcoming product launch.

  Let's meet on Monday to divide the tasks for the upcoming product launch.

• We decided to divide the tasks based on each person's individual strengths.

  We decided to divide the tasks based on each person's individual strengths.

• If we divide the tasks properly, we can get this report done by Friday.

  If we divide the tasks properly, we can get this report done by Friday.

• The manager will divide the tasks during our morning stand-up meeting.

  The manager will divide the tasks during our morning stand-up meeting.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We should divide the tasks to everyone.

  ✓ We should divide the tasks among everyone.

  'Divide' usually pairs with 'among' or 'between' when distributing things to a group. Alternatively, you can say 'distribute the tasks to everyone'.

• ✗ Let's divide the works.

  ✓ Let's divide the tasks.

  'Work' is uncountable when referring to general labor, so 'works' is incorrect here. Use the countable noun 'tasks' or 'pieces of work'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before we start the project, we need to ___ so everyone knows what to do.

  💡 distribute the jobs

  Show answer

  divide the tasks

• The team leader decided to ___ based on our individual expertise.

  💡 share the specific duties

  Show answer

  divide the tasks