inefficiency
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi/
noun
- The state or quality of wasting time, money, or resources without achieving the best possible result; lack of efficiency.
- She was frustrated by the inefficiency of the old computer system, which took minutes to load a single file.
- The company's inefficiency led to long delays and unhappy customers.
- Government inefficiency is often blamed for slow responses to natural disasters.
- An instance or example of wasteful or poorly organized activity.
- The report identified several inefficiencies in the manufacturing process.
- One major inefficiency was the duplication of paperwork across departments.
- We need to eliminate these inefficiencies to reduce costs.
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