Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with inefficient in American Collocation
very
Our huge power stations are grossly inefficient: they waste two thirds of the energy that they produce.
in comparison with someone or something similar
In fact these methods are relatively inefficient.
rather
While this system is certainly an improvement, it is still quite inefficient.
way of doing something
We are cutting costs by getting rid of inefficient practices.
use
They are planning campaigns to educate the public on the consequences of inefficient energy use.
management
In the private sector, when companies are in financial difficulty it is often as a result of inefficient management.
Their method of calculating the average price of corn proved inefficient .
not effective
Our system may be complex, but it is either ineffective or inefficient.
costing too much
Court procedures are inefficient and costly.
old
They continue to use outdated and inefficient techniques.
slow
A new search engine will replace this slow and inefficient one.