Tiempo - Posponer

Domina los modismos en inglés que se relacionan con ser pospuesto, como "jugar a ganar tiempo" y "dejar para después".

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

arrastrar los pies

Ex: I 'm tired of waiting for him ; he keeps dragging his feet on finalizing the contract .

on hold [Frase]

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 [Sustantivo]

pospuesto

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

Me temo que tendré que pedir un cheque diferido para la reserva de la cena. No me siento bien.

to [buy] time [Frase]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: The team is buying time by engaging in negotiations to extend the contract .

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

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 [Frase]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: The project is currently on ice until further notice .

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

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: He is currently sitting on his hands instead of taking action and resolving the conflict .

on the fence [Frase]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: He is currently on the fence regarding his career path and is exploring different options .

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

Ex: She is putting off until tomorrow what she can do today , prolonging the completion of her tasks .

to [play] for time [Frase]

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: She is playing for time by asking for an extension , hoping for a breakthrough in the negotiations .