curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-numbers-with-a-coworker/6846e298aaedc91ef09568d8.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Right. Let's make sure we BLANK enough time for that.
allocate
This verb means to give or set aside something (like time or resources) for a purpose.
To allocate means to decide how to use resources like time, money, or people for a task. For example:
We need to allocate more time for testing. — The team must plan to spend more time on testing.
Jessica wants to make sure they plan enough time for the important database task.
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