the flow or amount of work to and from an office, department, or employee
Word origin
[1945–50; work + flow]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, individual medley, regression analysis, spin-off, taxi squad
Examples of 'workflow' in a sentence
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It's a clever combination of workflow, money management and contacts software.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The reagents and slides are bar-coded to optimize workflow efficiency.
The Scientist (2001)
They were a great group, but the workflow proved perilously slow.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We stood round a flip chart and produced a workflow analysis.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I love the variety of the job, but the workflow varies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For oil services firms, the workflow can dry up very quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All of which is doubtless music to a workflow planner's ears but somehow unpersuasive.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The unlovely jargon for this is 'workflow solutions'.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Technology made the workflow light years more efficient.