make more efficient

Meanings

1. 1phrasetransitive

   To improve something so that it uses less time, money, or effort to achieve the same result.

   Grammar: Takes an object: make the system more efficient. The object usually comes after 'make' and before 'more efficient'.

   Patterns

   • make something more efficient
   • make something more efficient by doing something

   The company hired a consultant to make the production line more efficient.

   We need to make our customer service more efficient to reduce waiting times.

   Using better software can make the whole process more efficient.

2. 2phrasetransitive

   To cause a person or organization to work in a better organized way with less waste.

   Grammar: Often used about people or teams: make the team more efficient.

   Patterns

   • make someone more efficient
   • make a team more efficient

   Training sessions helped make the staff more efficient at handling complaints.

   New management aims to make the department more efficient by cutting unnecessary meetings.

Common combinations

make something more efficient

We changed the schedule to make the delivery service more efficient.

make something more efficient by doing something

They made the factory more efficient by automating several tasks.

ways to make something more efficient

The report lists several ways to make the heating system more efficient.

make something more efficient and cost-effective

The new plan should make the operation more efficient and cost-effective.

Synonyms and how they differ

streamline

Streamline means to make a system simpler and more effective, often by removing unnecessary parts; it is more specific than make more efficient.

optimize

Optimize means to make something as good or effective as possible; it is more formal and often used in technical contexts.

Opposites

Word family

efficiency noun

The quality of being efficient; the state of achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort.

efficiently adverb

In a way that achieves maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort.

Commonly confused: make more efficient or effective?

Practice

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