I am working with vs i am working on

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I am working with' is used when referring to collaborating with someone or using a tool or material, while 'I am working on' is used when talking about a specific task or project that one is currently engaged in.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

I am working with

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to collaborating with someone or using a tool or material.

This phrase is used to indicate that you are collaborating with someone or using a tool or material in your work.

Examples:

I am working with my team on a new project.
She is working with a new software program to analyze the data.
He is working with a group of experts to solve the problem.

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Gloria, I am working with them, I need to know how they tick.
I am working with the Member States to try to find the right answers to these questions.
I am working with Mr Solana to define the potential and the limits of our respective roles and responsibilities.
I am worKing with McKinney, counseling him.
And I am working with a doctor who is fricking losing his mind.
But there you are "live from The Hague"... and here I am working with this sack of dander on a dead-end regional morning show.
So I am working with you?
Clearly, though, the organisations I am working with have tried desperately hard to stop this campaign of spamming our e-mail systems.
I appreciate the encouragement concerning a Single Code and I am working with Commissioner Wallström to see whether that would be possible; she referred to that in her own remarks.
We need to get this right so I am working with the NATO Secretary General to improve EU-NATO relations in practical areas and set a positive climate.
Thirdly, I am working with Javier Solana to create sensible structures and the right division of responsibilities between the Commission and the High Representative for the CFSP.
In addition to that, there is the digital agenda, on which I am working with my colleague, Neelie Kroes, who is working with great determination.
There is no way I am working with that guy!
This is something that is also very important for the region as a whole. Indeed, I am working with regard to the whole region as part of the broader Middle East initiative, and we will cooperate with the Americans on this issue too.
This is an indication of how closely I am working with the Commission, and I hope to be able to elicit better results to report to you next year, and of course to report to citizens.
Next week, we are going to decide on a communication, on which I am working with President Prodi, on Laeken, on the situation before Laeken and on the likely scenario after the Laeken decisions have been implemented.

Alternatives:

I am collaborating with
I am using
I am partnering with

i am working on

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about a specific task or project that one is currently engaged in.

This phrase is used to indicate that you are currently engaged in a specific task or project.