Collocations with task

task _noun

ADJECTIVES

challenging, arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, exhausting, hard, laborious, onerous, stiff, time-consuming, tough, uphill
・Climbing the steep hill was a challenging task.

enormous, great, huge, mammoth, massive, monumental, Herculean
・Completing the project within a week seemed like an enormous task.

awesome, daunting, formidable
・Overcoming a fear of public speaking can be a daunting task for many people.

dangerous, hazardous
・Handling toxic chemicals without proper protection is a dangerous task.

easy, simple, small, basic
・Memorizing your own phone number is an easy task.

important, major, primary, principal, vital
・Submitting the report on time was an important task.

main, essential, fundamental, central
・The main task of a teacher is to educate and inspire students.

menial, mundane, repetitive, tedious
・Filling out forms can become a repetitive task.

complex, mind-boggling • delicate, tricky
・Writing a research paper on quantum physics is a complex task.

fruitless, hopeless, impossible
・Trying to convince him to change his mind proved to be a fruitless task.

daily, day-to-day, routine
・Checking emails is a routine task for most professionals.

immediate, urgent, emergency • quick
・Fixing the burst pipe became an emergency task.

pleasant, enviable • unpleasant, unenviable, thankless
・Taking a leisurely stroll in the park is a pleasant task.

self-appointed, self-imposed • solo • collaborative
・The mural painting was a collaborative task among artists.

completed • unfinished • ongoing
・Updating the website is an ongoing task for the team.

administrative, domestic, household, manual, volunteer, specialized
・Cleaning up the park was a volunteer task.

VERBS

take on, take upon yourself, undertake
・She decided to take on the task of organizing the company's annual party.

carry out, do, fulfil, perform, get on with
・The robot efficiently performed its assigned tasks.

complete, finish, conclude, accomplish
・She finished the task ahead of schedule.

tackle, handle, cope with
・They are determined to tackle the task together.

approach, get to grips with
・The team discussed how to approach the task strategically.

assign, delegate, allocate, give sb, set sb, entrust sb with
・The teacher assigned a creative writing task to the students.

succeed in • fail in
・Despite his efforts, he seemed to fail in the task of fixing the broken computer.

have, be charged with, be faced with • be engaged in
・He has the task of training the new employees.

help sb with
・Can you help me with this task? I'm not sure where to start.

be suited/unsuited to
・Her calm demeanor is suited to the task of handling customer complaints.

TASK + VERB
require
・This task requires careful attention to detail.

fall to sb
・If everyone declines, the task might fall to me to complete.

confront sb, face sb
・The task of leading the team will face her as the new manager.

NOUNS

management, assignment, prioritization
・The project required effective task management.

completion, performance
・Celebrating task completion boosts morale.

list
・He organized his tasks using a digital task list.

PREPOSITIONS

for
・Developing a business plan is an essential task for entrepreneurs.

in
・She took on the task in overseeing the quality control process.
・The artist's creativity shone through in the task of designing the logo.

PHRASES

the task ahead
・We need to prepare for the difficult task ahead.