serious undertaking

Frequency: 7.213.5 per million words

a task that requires careful thought and is not to be taken lightly

undertakingADJECTIVE + undertaking

Categories:

serious

Examples (10)

  • Starting a business is a serious undertaking.
  • Marriage is a serious undertaking that requires commitment.
  • Launching a satellite was a serious undertaking for the agency.
  • They recognized that the project would be a serious undertaking.
  • Becoming a parent is a serious undertaking with immense responsibilities.
  • Building a new hospital is a massive and serious undertaking.
  • The expedition to the South Pole was a serious undertaking.
  • Learning a new language fluently is a serious undertaking.
  • He approached the task as a serious undertaking, planning every detail.
  • Global climate change mitigation is a truly serious undertaking.