leftovertask

noun
UK /ˈleftəʊvə tɑːsk/
US /ˈleftoʊvər tæsk/

A leftover task is a job you did not finish and still need to do.

I had one leftover task from yesterday, so I cleaned my desk before playing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small job left over from a bigger project.

After the big cleanup, the leftover tasks were just putting away the brooms.

3. Work passed on to someone else to finish.

The night team handled the leftover tasks from the day shift.

4. A task that remains after most others are done.

Only a few leftover tasks kept the party planners busy.