Staggered

/ˈstæɡərd/ verb

Definition

Walked unsteadily or moved in an uneven way, or arranged things at different times or distances to avoid crowding.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'stakra' meaning 'to push or shake'; the word originally meant to be struck or shaken, evolving to mean unsteady walking.

Kelly Says

In manufacturing, 'staggered shifts' and 'staggered schedules' became game-changers—spreading workers across different times prevents bottlenecks and increases productivity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድን እንደ ነው
an-din en-de ne-w
ARالعربية
ذهل
da-hil
BNবাংলা
বিস্ময়কর
bi-s-moy-kor
CACatalà
encegat
en-se-gat
CSČeština
ohromen
oh-ro-men
DADansk
forbløffet
for-bloe-fet
DEDeutsch
erschüttert
er-shüt-ter-t
ELΕλληνικά
ذهλ
ze-el
ESEspañol
atónito
a-to-nee-toh
FAفارسی
شگفت‌انگیز
sha-ghat-an-ghez
FISuomi
hämmästynyt
ham-mas-tynyt
FRFrançais
ébahi
eh-bah-ee
GUGU
ચકિત
cha-kit
HAHA
kyaut
kya-ut
HEעברית
מדהים
me-da-him
HIहिन्दी
चकित
cha-kit
HUMagyar
megdöbbenve
meg-doh-ben-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
tercengang
ter-ceng-gang
IGIG
egwu
eg-wu
ITItaliano
sbalordito
s-ba-lor-dee-toh
JA日本語
ぎょっとして
gyo-tto-shite
KKKK
қолы
qo-ly
KMKM
បានប្រើ
ba-an-preu
KO한국어
놀란
nol-ran
MRMR
चकित
cha-kit
MSBahasa Melayu
terkejut
ter-keh-jut
MYမြန်မာ
လွန်စွာ နာမည်
lon-swa na-ma-mi
NLNederlands
verbijsterd
ver-bee-s-terd
NONorsk
forbauset
for-bow-set
PAPA
ਚੱਕ
chak
PLPolski
oszołomiony
o-so-lo-mo-nee
PTPortuguês
assustado
ah-soo-stah-doh
RORomână
sobot
so-bot
RUРусский
ошеломленный
o-she-lo-mly-niy
SVSvenska
förvånad
for-va-nad
SWKiswahili
shoka
sho-ka
TAதமிழ்
அதிர்ச்சி
a-thir-chi
TEతెలుగు
చేలి
che-li
THไทย
ตกตะลึง
dtok-ta-lueng
TLTL
napagt
na-pagt
TRTürkçe
şaşkın
shah-skin
UKУкраїнська
здивований
zdi-vo-va-nyy
URاردو
شست
sh-ast
VITiếng Việt
choáng váng
chow-ang-vang
YOYO
ṣẹ̀ṣẹ́
she-she
ZH中文
震惊
zhènjīng
ZUZU
ehlukaniswa
eh-loo-ka-ni-swa

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