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Oras - Putting Off

Mahusay na mga idyoma sa Ingles na nauugnay sa pagpapaliban, tulad ng "play for time" at "rain check".

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English idioms related to Time

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: They will drag their heels on implementing the new software , causing delays in the project timeline .
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]

refusal or cancellation of an invitation, offer, or plan with intention of accepting it or doing it at another time instead

kapag may pagkakataon, kanselasyon nang may balak na ipagpatuloy

kapag may pagkakataon, kanselasyon nang may balak na ipagpatuloy

Ex: I apologize , but I 'll need to give you rain check on helping out with the event tomorrow .
to buy time
[Parirala]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: The company bought time by securing interim funding to sustain operations .

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: The negotiations are currently on ice pending further discussions.

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: By this time next year, they will be sitting on their hands if they don't initiate necessary reforms.
on the fence
[Parirala]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: By the end of the month , they will have on the fence for a year , unable to make a final decision .

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

Ex: Why put off until tomorrow what can be achieved today?

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: By this time next month, they will still be playing for time, waiting for the market conditions to improve.
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