Definition
The act of fitting things together perfectly, like interlocking puzzle pieces, either literally in woodworking or figuratively in planning.
Etymology
Present participle of dovetail, from dove + tail. Used metaphorically since the 1600s to mean 'fit together perfectly.'
Kelly Says
When project managers talk about 'dovetailing timelines,' they're borrowing 18th-century carpenter language—the same precision that woodworkers needed is now used for planning complex events!
Translations
ARالعربية
تتناسب
ta-tana-s
CACatalà
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
CSČeština
zapínání
za-pi-na-ni
DADansk
sammenkobling
sam-men-ko-bling
DEDeutsch
einpassen
ayn-pas-en
ELΕλληνικά
συναρμολόγηση
see-nar-mo-lo-geh-see
ESEspañol
encajar
en-ka-har
FAفارسی
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
FISuomi
liitäminen
li-i-tä-mi-nen
FRFrançais
emboîtement
em-bwa-te-man
GUGU
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
HEעברית
התחברות
ha-ti-cha-vut
HUMagyar
illeszkedés
il-lesz-ke-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyambung
men-sa-m-bung
ITItaliano
incastro
in-kas-tro
KKKK
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
MRMR
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
MSBahasa Melayu
menyambung
men-sa-m-bung
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်းတာ
toi-ng-ta
NLNederlands
verbinden
ver-bin-den
NONorsk
passform
pass-form
PAPA
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
PLPolski
wpasowywanie
v-pa-so-v-va-nie
PTPortuguês
encaixar
en-ka-i-sar
RORomână
înșurubare
in-sur-u-bare
RUРусский
вставка
vstav-ka
SVSvenska
passform
pass-form
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-i-sha
TAதமிழ்
இணைப்பு
in-ai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సమన్వయం
sa-man-vayam
THไทย
ต่อเชื่อม
dɔːt-chēː-m
TLTL
pagkakasabay
pa-gka-ka-sa-bay
TRTürkçe
birleştirme
bir-le-stir-me
UKУкраїнська
вставлення
vstav-len-nya
URاردو
맞물리기
mat-mul-li-gi
VITiếng Việt
ghép nối
ghep noi
ZH中文
dovetailing
dōv-teyl-ing
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-ku-th-wa-la