team building

Meaning

This term refers to activities, exercises, or events designed to improve social relations, cooperation, and trust within a group of colleagues. It helps coworkers learn to collaborate more effectively in a relaxed, non-work environment.

Examples

• Our company organized a weekend retreat for team building.

  Our company organized a weekend retreat for team building.

• Playing escape room games is a very popular team building activity.

  Playing escape room games is a very popular team building activity.

• We do a quick team building exercise at the start of every monthly meeting.

  We do a quick team building exercise at the start of every monthly meeting.

• The main goal of team building is to improve communication among employees.

  The main goal of team building is to improve communication among employees.

• I think some team building would really help our new department bond.

  I think some team building would really help our new department bond.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We went to a team build event last weekend.

  ✓ We went to a team building event last weekend.

  The correct gerund phrase is 'team building', not 'team build'.

• ✗ The manager wants to make team building.

  ✓ The manager wants to organize team building activities.

  You do not 'make' team building; you 'organize', 'do', or 'run' team building activities.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Our department is going bowling on Friday for some ___.

  💡 Group bonding.

  Show answer

  team building

• Outdoor trust exercises are classic examples of ___.

  💡 Activities to improve cooperation.

  Show answer

  team building