Čas - Odkládání

Ovládněte anglická idiomatická spojení související s odkládáním, jako "hrát o čas" a "odložit na jindy".

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to [drag] {one's} (feet|heels) [fráze]

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: She always drags her feet when it comes to completing her assignments , causing delays in the team .

on hold [fráze]

in a suspended state to be considered and dealt with in the future

Ex: The team is putting the meeting on hold while they wait for an important participant to join .

rain check [Podstatné jméno]

odložení

Ex: I 'm afraid I 'll have to ask for a rain check on the dinner reservation .

Obávám se, že budu muset požádat o odložení rezervace na večeři. Necítím se dobře.

to [buy] time [fráze]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: They bought time by postponing the decision until they had more information .

to [kick] the can down the road [fráze]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: She is currently kicking the can down the road by avoiding the difficult conversation .

on ice [fráze]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: They decide to put the project on ice until they secure additional funding .

to [sit] on {one's} hands [fráze]

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: They sat on their hands while the opportunity for change slipped away .

on the fence [fráze]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: She is currently on the fence about which university to attend .

to decide to do something that needs to taken care of right now at another time

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to [play] for time [fráze]

to try to delay the occurrence of something so that one can prevent it from happening or have more time to properly prepare for it

Ex: They played for time by delaying their response , hoping for a more favorable outcome .