Zeit - Aufschieben

Meistern Sie englische Redewendungen, die sich auf das Aufschieben beziehen, wie "Zeit schinden" und "Rain Check".

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

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: He dragged his feet in making a decision , which resulted in missed opportunities .

on hold [Phrase]

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

Ex: She put her travel plans on hold until she could save enough money .

rain check [Nomen]

Aufschub

Ex: Due to a scheduling conflict , I 'll need to give you a rain check on attending the conference .

Aufgrund eines Terminkonflikts muss ich Ihnen einen rain check für die Teilnahme an der Konferenz geben.

to [buy] time [Phrase]

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 [Phrase]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: The government kicked the can down the road by postponing the decision on the controversial policy .

on ice [Phrase]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: She put her travel plans on ice due to unforeseen circumstances .

to [sit] on {one's} hands [Phrase]

to refrain from taking action when one should

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

on the fence [Phrase]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: They were on the fence about whether to invest in the stock market or not .

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

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to [play] for time [Phrase]

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 .