work load

Meaning

This term refers to the amount of work assigned to a person, team, or machine in a given period. Although often written as a single word ('workload'), using it as two words ('work load') is also understood, describing how busy or overwhelmed someone is with their tasks.

Examples

• I need to talk to my manager about my heavy work load.

  I need to talk to my manager about my heavy work load.

• Hiring an assistant helped reduce my daily work load significantly.

  Hiring an assistant helped reduce my daily work load significantly.

• We need to distribute the work load equally among all team members.

  We need to distribute the work load equally among all team members.

• Her work load has increased since the project manager left the company.

  Her work load has increased since the project manager left the company.

• Managing a balanced work load is important to prevent employee burnout.

  Managing a balanced work load is important to prevent employee burnout.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I have a big work quantity this week.

  ✓ I have a heavy work load this week.

  'Work quantity' is not natural English. Use 'work load' or 'workload' to describe the volume of tasks you have.

• ✗ The boss gave me a lot of works to do.

  ✓ The boss gave me a heavy work load.

  'Work' is an uncountable noun, so 'works' is incorrect in this context. 'Work load' is a natural way to describe a large amount of tasks.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If your ___ is too heavy, you should delegate some tasks.

  💡 The amount of work you have to do.

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  work load

• We are trying to find ways to manage our weekly ___ better.

  💡 The total tasks assigned to a person or team.

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  work load