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Quick win

Meaning

A small, easily achievable task that provides immediate results or satisfaction. It is often used in work environments to build momentum.

Business, efficient

Used in a sentence

  • Let's update the website's font as a quick win before we tackle the massive database migration.
  • Cleaning up the email inbox felt like a satisfying quick win.
  • They focused on hiring more staff for the front desk as a quick win to improve customer service ratings.

The backstory

This is a piece of modern business and management jargon that gained massive popularity in corporate culture during the late 20th century.

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