Corporate jargon translator
The phrase
“Let's touch base”
✓ GREENHARMLESS WAFFLE
What it actually means
Someone wants a meeting that could have been an email. It will last longer than expected and end without a decision.
Context
Borrowed from baseball. Used to mean a brief informal check-in. In practice, it means an unstructured meeting with no clear agenda.
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