keytask

noun

UK /ˈkiːtɑːsk/

US /ˈkiːtæsk/

A keytask is the most important job you need to do.

Finishing my homework was the keytask of my afternoon.

SYNONYMS

main job top priority chief duty essential task core assignment

RELATED WORDS

goal mission responsibility checklist deadline

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The central step in a plan that everything else depends on.

Getting the map was the keytask before our treasure hunt.

3. A job marked as most important on a to-do list.

She circled the keytask at the top of her list.

4. The main duty of a person's role or position.

Keeping the classroom tidy is the keytask of the class monitor.

5. A critical piece of work in a project that must be finished first.

Building the frame was the keytask in making the kite.