Example: Sustained albeit slow growth was expected in 2011.
Concurrent
Adjective
concurrent (with something) existing or happening at the same time.
Example: This concurrent access situation would change when dealing with temporary tables.
Disruptive
Adjective
causing problems, noise, etc. so that something cannot continue normally.
Example: This is disruptive and often stressful.
Lurking
Verb
to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal.
Example: Because the enemy is lurking everywhere.
Pundits
Noun
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who often talks about it in public.
Example: She was married to the English former footballer and television pundit Jamie Redknapp.
Ratchet
Noun
a wheel or bar with teeth along the edge and a metal piece that fits between the teeth, allowing movement in one direction only.
Readiness
Noun
readiness (for something) the state of being ready or prepared for something.
Example: Several countries have progressed in developing a policy for universal school readiness.
Scaffolding
Noun
​poles and boards that are joined together to make a structure for workers to stand on when they are working high up on the outside wall of a building.
Example: Learners employ instructional scaffolding techniques at critical times.
Superseded
Verb
to take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available.
Example: It should not be superseded or pre-empted by any other parallel process.
Tutee
Noun
a person who is taught or given advice by a tutor.
Example: Students studying for the LLM are also assigned as personal tutees to individual members of staff.
Underpinning
Noun
(formal) something that supports or forms the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
Example: Technology convergence and underpinning technologies have been key drivers of innovation, especially in the past 20 years.
Workload
Noun
the amount of work that has to be done by a particular person or organization.
Example: Server capacity is sufficient for the current workload.