Oras - Pagpapaliban

Masterin ang mga English idioms na may kaugnayan sa pagpapaliban, tulad ng "maglaro para sa oras" at "rain check".

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

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: She always drags her heels when it comes to attending meetings , causing frustration among her colleagues .

on hold [Parirala]

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

Ex: The company has put the expansion plans on hold due to market uncertainties .

rain check [Pangngalan]

pagpapaliban

Ex: I apologize , but I 'll need to give you a rain check on helping out with the event tomorrow .

Humihingi ako ng paumanhin, ngunit kailangan kong bigyan ka ng rain check sa pagtulong sa event bukas.

to [buy] time [Parirala]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: He was buying time by stalling the meeting until he could gather his thoughts .

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

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: They were kicking the can down the road while hoping the problem would resolve itself .

on ice [Parirala]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: They kept the idea on ice for a while before deciding to move forward .

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

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: They were sitting on their hands while the situation deteriorated further .

on the fence [Parirala]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: By this time next year , they will still be on the fence about whether to start their own business .

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

Ex:

to [play] for time [Parirala]

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 were playing for time by engaging in lengthy discussions , trying to delay the decision .