Meaning
A brief meeting or real-time conversation between team members to share updates, align priorities, and resolve blockers.
Three examples from work
Meeting request
PMLet's do a quick ten-minute sync on the billing redesign after lunch.
DevSounds good; I'll prepare the database schema draft.
Weekly routine
LeadOur weekly engineering sync is moving to Wednesday mornings.
DevThat avoids conflicting with the company all-hands.
Quick alignment
DesignerCan we sync before you finalize the pull request?
Frontend DevSure, hopping on huddle right now.
Short for 'synchronization'. Can be a noun ('a quick sync') or a verb ('let's sync on this'). Always keep syncs short and goal-directed.