A quick gut-check on whether someone has the mental or emotional capacity to handle something right now. A bandwidth check is what you do before unloading a heavy conversation — a small act of consideration that says 'I see you as a whole person with limits, not just a listener.' In workplace slang it's also used literally to ask if someone can take on more work. Either way, it's the opposite of just dumping your problems or tasks on someone without a moment's notice.
Before I tell you about my entire week, doing a bandwidth check — are you okay to talk?
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