front-load
verb /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they front-load | /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/ /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/ |
| he / she / it front-loads | /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdz/ /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdz/ |
| past simple front-loaded | /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle front-loaded | /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form front-loading | /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪŋ/ /ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪŋ/ |
- front-load something (business) to spread the costs of a project so that more of the money is spent in the earlier stages
- a need to front-load budget spending
- the positive effects of front-loading funds
- front-load something to organize work on a project or information in a document so that the more important work or information is done or placed first
- Teach your students to front-load their research.