be inefficient

Frequency: 8.552.1 per million words

Used to describe a state of not achieving maximum productivity.

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Examples (10)

  • The old heating system was found to be quite inefficient.
  • If our production process continues to be inefficient, we will face significant losses.
  • Many companies aim to reduce costs by ensuring their operations do not be inefficient.
  • The manual data entry was prone to errors and proved to be highly inefficient.
  • Without proper training, new employees often are inefficient at first.
  • His work habits used to be quite inefficient, but he has improved.
  • The government's bureaucracy tends to be notoriously inefficient.
  • It would be inefficient to use so much energy for such a small task.
  • They discovered that their communication channels were inefficient.
  • To be inefficient in today's competitive market is a recipe for disaster.