In plain English
This means work has to stop for now because it is waiting on something it needs. The needed item or decision is still unavailable or unsettled, so the task cannot move forward.
In context
Here, blocked labels a task as unable to move forward because something required for it is still unavailable or unresolved.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- labels a task that cannot progress in a team board
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say what the missing or unresolved thing is, who must address it, or when progress can resume.
Examples
“The repair is blocked until the missing part arrives.”
“With the budget question still unresolved, the redesign remained blocked for another week.”