Collocation
We need to escalate this.
To make a situation, problem, or conflict more intense, serious, or widespread; to raise it to a higher level of authority or urgency.
Definition
'We need to escalate this.' is a common English collocation. To make a situation, problem, or conflict more intense, serious, or widespread; to raise it to a higher level of authority or urgency.
escalate + (object/situation)
“If the customer isn't satisfied, we might need to escalate this to a manager.”
Examples
- The issue is getting out of hand; we need to escalate this to senior management.
- Don't wait for things to get worse; you should escalate this immediately.
- He decided to escalate the complaint after receiving no response from customer service.
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- If the problem persists, we will have no choice but to escalate it further.
- She felt the situation was serious enough to warrant escalating it to the director.
- By not addressing the minor conflict, they allowed it to escalate into a major dispute.
- The team debated whether to escalate the technical bug to the development lead.
- Management had to escalate the project's budget request due to unforeseen costs.
- We don't want to overreact, but we may have to escalate this if there's no progress.
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