Definition of Bench Time

When an employee has no work to do, has already asked his or her manager for work, but nothing has been assigned.

Example: The employee was spending his bench time on various trainings.

Variations: bench period


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"Bench Time" is in the top 30% most popular words looked up on this site.

"Bench Time" is used in the workplace during meetings or emails.

The definition for "Bench Time" was last updated in 2023.

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Business English Quiz

Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?

   (A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
   (B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
   (C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
   (D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.

Answer: Find out the right answer here.

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Word of the Day

Date: 03/28/2024

Word: Close It Out

Definition: To mark something as completed.

Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.

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"Bench Time." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1408. Accessed 03/28/2024.