undercommit

[US]/[ˈʌndə(r)kəˈmɪt]/
[UK]/[ˈʌndərkəˈmɪt]/

Translation

v.To pledge or agree to do less than one is capable of, or to deliberately limit one's commitment.
v. (transitive)To fail to fully commit resources or effort to a task or project.
n.An act of undercommitting.

Phrases & Collocations

undercommit resources

avoid undercommitting

don't undercommit

undercommitted now

undercommit time

undercommitted team

undercommitting project

undercommitted scope

stop undercommitting

undercommit budget

Example Sentences

we need to undercommit resources to avoid overspending.

the project manager advised us to undercommit on the timeline.

it's better to undercommit and overdeliver than the opposite.

undercommit to the initial scope to allow for flexibility.

the team decided to undercommit to the feature set for the first release.

undercommit on deadlines to manage expectations effectively.

we should undercommit our bandwidth to ensure quality.

undercommit to the number of attendees to avoid overcrowding.

the sales team was instructed to undercommit on future sales figures.

undercommit to the number of tasks to avoid burnout.

it’s a good strategy to undercommit and then exceed expectations.

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