noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɜːkfləʊ/
General-American:/ˈwɝkfloʊ/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -əʊ
CMU ARPABET:W ER1 K F L OW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
streamline the workflow
optimize the workflow
workflow management
The team redesigned their workflow to improve efficiency.
This software automates several steps in the workflow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
Topics: business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work flow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advancement, progress
History
Etymology
From work + flow.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
工作流
(gōngzuòliú)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
French:
workflow
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
German:
Arbeitsablauf
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Japanese:
ワークフロー
(wākufurō)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Korean:
워크플로
(wokeupeullo)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Macedonian:
работен тек
(raboten tek)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Russian:
пото́к рабо́т
(potók rabót)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Russian:
воркфлоу
(vorkflou)
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Serbo-Croatian:
radni tok
— The rate at which a flow of work takes place
Chinese Mandarin:
工作流程
(gōngzuò liúchéng)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Finnish:
työnkulku
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
French:
flux de travaux
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
French:
workflow
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
French:
flux de travail
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
German:
Arbeitsablauf
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Hindi:
कार्यप्रणाली
(kāryapraṇālī)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Hindi:
कार्यपद्धति
(kāryapaddhati)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Hindi:
कार्यविधि
(kāryavidhi)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Italian:
flusso di lavoro
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Italian:
procedura
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Japanese:
ワークフロー
(wākufurō)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Macedonian:
работен тек
(raboten tek)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Persian:
گردش کار
(gardeš-e kâr)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Russian:
технологи́ческий проце́сс
(texnologíčeskij procéss)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Russian:
рабо́чий проце́сс
(rabóčij procéss)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Serbo-Croatian:
проток рада
(prótok ráda)
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Serbo-Croatian:
tehnološki proces
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
Turkish:
iş akışı
— A process or procedure by which tasks are completed
