telecommute
To work from home or a remote location, using electronic communications to stay connected with the office.
speakingWork and economyTechnology
IELTS use
Very relevant for discussions about technology and modern work patterns.
Examples
- More employees are choosing to telecommute to reduce travel costs.
- Telecommuting has become standard in many IT companies.
- She telecommutes three days a week and goes to the office the other two.
- The government encourages telecommuting to ease traffic congestion.
Collocations
- telecommute from home
- He can telecommute from home whenever needed.
- telecommute full-time
- Some staff telecommute full-time and rarely visit the office.
- telecommute part-time
- Part-time telecommuting is common in this industry.
- telecommute once a week
- I telecommute once a week to focus on writing.
Word family
- Noun
- telecommuting, telecommuter
- Verb
- telecommute
- Adjective
- telecommuting (as in telecommuting employee)
Paraphrases
- work remotely: A more common and general paraphrase.
- work from home: Informal but widely understood.
- distance work: A formal alternative.
Common mistakes
- Today I am telecommuting from my home office. to Today I am telecommuting from my home office.. This sentence is actually correct.
- I telecommute with my colleagues every day. to I telecommute and interact with my colleagues online.. Telecommute already implies electronic connection; 'with' can be confusing.
- Telecommuting is a new trend. to Telecommuting is a long-established trend in some sectors.. It is not new globally; avoid over-generalising.