gestión del tiempo
/xestjon del tjempo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "time management" is gestión del tiempo.
Both gestión del tiempo and administración del tiempo are used to describe the practice of managing one's time effectively.
Meaning: management of time (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase gestión del tiempo is composed of gestión (management), del (of the) and tiempo (time).
How does it change in a sentence?
While gestión del tiempo (management of the time) is standard, it is also common to say gestión de tiempo by dropping the definite article when referring to the abstract concept of time management.
Did you know?
- The word tiempo is a linguistic relative of the English word 'temperature'. Both come from a Latin root meaning to stretch or divide into intervals.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the strict 'time management' implied by gestión del tiempo is often balanced by a cultural preference for polychronic time, where social relationships take precedence over rigid schedules.
- While gestión del tiempo refers to productivity, the word gestión is also used in Spanish politics to describe the overall performance or 'handling' of a government term.
Examples in context
- La gestión del tiempo es clave para maximizar la productividad.Time management is key to maximizing productivity.
- La gestión del tiempo es clave en el trabajo.Time management is key at work.
- Necesito mejorar mi gestión del tiempo.I need to improve my time management.
- Ella tomó un curso sobre la gestión del tiempo.She took a course on time management.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing productivity at the office.
- Javier¿Cómo va tu proyecto, Lucía?How is your project going, Lucía?
- LucíaBien, pero la gestión del tiempo es difícil.Good, but time management is difficult.
- JavierEntiendo, yo también tengo problemas con eso.I understand, I have problems with that too.
- LucíaDeberíamos organizar mejor nuestras tareas.We should organize our tasks better.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, gestión, tiempo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
