front-load
Stack work early
Front-load means to concentrate costs, effort, or resources at the beginning of a process rather than spreading them evenly.
A front-loaded mortgage has higher payments early on.
We front-loaded the project with research so implementation would go smoothly.
The term comes from front-loading washing machines, which load from the front rather than the top, though that literal sense is now secondary to the figurative.
Assigning times to events
- sequencingDetermining element order
- emphasisStress given to something
- focusConcentrated attention point
- urgencyPressing need for action
weighting · allocation · advance · foremost · primacy · priority · lead · strategic
Arranging for future events
- phasingImplementing by stages
- timeliningOrdering events sequentially
- roadmappingOutlining a forward path
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
budgeting · outlining · forecasting · goal-setting · optimizing · streamlining · preparation · blueprinting
Acting before problems arise
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- preparationArranging things in advance
readiness · forward-thinking · preventive · precautionary · contingency
Concentrated and thorough
- demandingRequiring great effort
- heavy-liftingMost demanding effort
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
grueling · laborious · strain · exertion · workload · crunch · sprint · push
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- sequencingDetermining element order
- emphasisStress given to something
- focusConcentrated attention point
urgency · weighting · allocation · advance · foremost · primacy · priority · lead · strategic · agenda
planning
Arranging for future events
- phasingImplementing by stages
- timeliningOrdering events sequentially
- roadmappingOutlining a forward path
logistics · budgeting · outlining · forecasting · goal-setting · optimizing · streamlining · preparation · blueprinting · initiating
proactive
Acting before problems arise
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
preparation · readiness · forward-thinking · preventive · precautionary · contingency
intensive
Concentrated and thorough
- demandingRequiring great effort
- heavy-liftingMost demanding effort
- concentratedGathered or intensified
exhausting · grueling · laborious · strain · exertion · workload · crunch · sprint · push · hustle