The manager entered the meeting room and said, “Let’s (1) ____________. We don’t have much time.”

Another colleague agreed and asked everyone to (2) ____________.

The company was launching a new product. Since there was no previous model to use, they had to (3) ____________.

To begin the discussion, the manager decided to (4) ____________ with a few questions.

Before the project could continue, senior management needed to (5) ____________.

Once approval arrived, the team followed every procedure (6) ____________.

Unfortunately, some departments tried to (7) ____________ to save money.

Meanwhile, employees complained that their supervisor was constantly (8) ____________.

Soon, several technical issues appeared at once. As one engineer said, “(9) ____________.”

By the end of the week, everyone was completely (10) ____________ deadlines and unfinished tasks.