Word
optimizing
Phoneticsop·ti·miz·ing
/ˈɑptəˌmaɪzɪŋ/
UK spelling · optimising
Definition
v. making something as good or as effective as it can be. You use this when you improve a process or a system to get the best results.
v. making the best or most efficient use of a situation or resource. Often describes the process of refining a system or piece of software to achieve maximum performance.
Examples
“The team is optimizing the website for mobile users.”
“By optimizing their delivery routes, the company managed to reduce fuel costs by twenty percent this quarter.”
“The engineers spent months optimizing the algorithm to ensure that data processing remained stable even during periods of peak network traffic.”
Examples
simple
“The team is optimizing the website for mobile users.”
contextual
“By optimizing their delivery routes, the company managed to reduce fuel costs by twenty percent this quarter.”
complex
“The engineers spent months optimizing the algorithm to ensure that data processing remained stable even during periods of peak network traffic.”
Usage
Transitive — requires a direct object representing the system, process, or resource being improved.
Pitfall
optimizing for to save time
optimizing to save time
When expressing purpose after 'optimizing', use a to-infinitive directly rather than 'for to'.
Real-World Examples
“We have to abandon this idea that you have to be optimizing everything, all the time.” “Now, the focus is on “optimizing” one’s body and appearance, says Dr Ulrike Schmidt, professor of eating disorders at King’s College London.” Scan code
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