simple past tense and past participle of work better under pressure

(idiomatic, transitive) To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly. / (idiomatic, transitive) To kill a specified person easily and quickly.

(transitive, idiomatic) To do (a task) quicker or easier. / (transitive, idiomatic) To deal with or overcome (someone or something) quickly and without difficulty.

(idiomatic, UK) To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.

(law, US): Evidence which a party to a lawsuit does not have to reveal during the discovery process because it represents the thought process of the attorney preparing for trial.

(idiomatic) A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.

The relative importance of, or time taken by, work and personal life to a particular individual.

A Calvinist value emphasizing the necessity of constant labor in a person's calling as a sign of personal salvation.

Synonym of Protestant work ethic

A legally binding directive—issued by a court of law, legislature, or other authority—that requires workers who are engaging in a strike or similar labor action to return to work.