Loose End (Noun)
Meaning
Work that is left incomplete.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The project was left with a loose end when the team lead quit suddenly, leaving no one to oversee its completion.
- After the company downsized, many employees were left to tie up loose ends on their projects before their contracts were terminated.
- The software development team had to go back and fix a loose end in the code that had been causing errors for months.
- The construction project was stalled due to a loose end in the permitting process, which was still unresolved after months of delays.
- The researcher had to revisit a loose end in her study and re-analyze the data to ensure the accuracy of her findings.