on task

concentrating on what needs to be done

I could barely stay on task at work.

by The Return of Light Joker December 20, 2011

Half Tasking

What really happens when people attempt multi-tasking. The quality of every task is nearly cut in half usually leaving the quality to crapmanship. Half tasking is dangerous to your professional and personal life.

When you are attempting to engage someone in a conversation while they are preoccupied with other tasks.

I was totally half tasking when I was talking to my buddy and texting my girl at the same time.

by cscottsy December 2, 2011

The Tasker

- when you just don't feel like working
- your tent needs to dry
- or that unfortunate event when your girlfriends car breaks down and a sick day is warranted to repair it
- a Tasker has been known to be taken when a clumsy moment has lead to you stumbling down stairs or falling out of a shower
- or sometimes you just want to leave work early

NOTE: there are unlimited Taskers at hand
NOTE: there has been an addition of an atomic tasker where you take the first day back from leave as a "sick day"

"...i cant come in today, we went camping and i think the tents and gear needs to dry"
His doing The Tasker!

"...my girlfriends car broke down 2 days ago...i need to fix it"
His doing The Tasker!

"...it looks like its windy outside and there might be a storm outside, i better leave just in case...you never know"
His doing The Tasker!

by Thats_funny November 12, 2012

marvin-tasking

The process of attempting to multitask in which one task is important and the other is miscellaneous shit that does not matter and the miscellaneous/shit task diverts more attention, therefore resulting in absolutely no real work being accomplished.

Stop marvin-tasking and get back to work, you idiot.

by derpotato July 26, 2015

Gas Task

Asking someone to do a favor that you know does not want to perform the task. Accomplished by using guilt, an owed debt or false pretenses.

"I totally gas task my girlfriend into making breakfast this morning"

by BoggeyDog April 6, 2022

Taskus Interruptus

When your manager interrupts your assigned task for a different task, causing a moment of disorientation.

Can be invigorating until interrupting the interruptions causes a meltdown (distractions x 4 = confusion²)

Long-term exposure can result in recession attention disorder

I've got nothing accomplished today due to "Taskus Interruptus."

Task A, interrupted by an emergency request for information on Task B which was stopped before completion by a different request for clarification on a production problem on a previous day's task, which was immediately superseded by the need to supply a list of required equipment to perform Task C..which will begin once you finish Task A.

Got it?

by teeceeTO July 11, 2010

joint task force

a task force compiled of magical weed-smoking umpa lumpa midgets that will come to your house and roll joints for you - some of the fattest, juiciest joints you will ever see. They come without you having to say a word, just the thought of weed and wrapping paper makes them show (it's like they can smell wrapping paper and weed).

"dude did the joint task force already come?"

"yup"

"Damn man!! I was hoping I'd see them in action"

by Mr. Po'd Up May 1, 2009