coordination

Planning different people’s actions so that they work well together.

• The project needs better coordination.
• Poor coordination between teams caused delays.
• She is responsible for the coordination of deliveries.

How to use it: coordination between A and B (Coordination between the hospitals and police saved lives.); coordination of something (She manages the coordination of local services.)

Similar words: organization, cooperation

Common phrases: close coordination, coordination between teams, coordination of something

The ability to make different parts of your body work together smoothly.

• Dancing improves your coordination.
• The child is still developing hand-eye coordination.
• Her excellent coordination makes difficult movements look easy.

Similar words: body control

Common phrases: good coordination, hand-eye coordination, improve coordination, physical coordination