Temps - Remettre à plus tard

Maîtrisez les expressions idiomatiques anglaises qui concernent le fait d'être retardé, comme "jouer la montre" et "reporter à plus tard".

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

traîner les pieds

Ex: He dragged his heels in submitting the report , resulting in a missed deadline .

on hold [Phrase]

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

Ex: The project is currently on hold due to budget constraints .

rain check [nom]

report

Ex: I 'm sorry , but I 'll have to give you a rain check on joining you for the movie tonight .

Je suis désolé, mais je vais devoir te donner un rain check pour t'accompagner au film ce soir.

to [buy] time [Phrase]

to put something off in order to gain more time

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

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

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: They often kick the can down the road instead of addressing the underlying issues .

on ice [Phrase]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: The event will be on ice until a suitable venue is secured .

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

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: By this time next year , they will be sitting on their hands if they do n't initiate necessary reforms .

on the fence [Phrase]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: The committee has been on the fence about approving the new policy for months .

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