Commonly used Phrasal Verbs in Business English

They are planning to ___ a new office in Milan next year.

• set up

• run out of

• put off

When the director retired, her assistant ___ her responsibilities.

• looked into

• took over

• called off

The CEO ___ the product launch due to safety concerns.

• set up

• took over

• called off

Let’s ___ the plan one more time before the presentation.

• run out of

• put off

• go over

We will ___ the supplier’s complaint and respond by Friday.

• look into

• put off

• call off

I need to ___ on the email I sent last week.

• follow up

• take over

• call off

They had to ___ the audit until all the documents were ready.

• run out of

• put off

• call off

The consultant will ___ a full review of the company’s finances.

• carry out

• set up

• take over

No one wanted to ___ the topic of budget cuts at the meeting.

• bring up

• look into

• take over

We ___ time before we could finish the training session.

• carried out

• looked into

• ran out of