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Tempo - Rimandare

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to purposefully act slowly

rimescolamento

rimescolamento

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

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

sarà fatto più tardi,  non ora

sarà fatto più tardi, non ora

Ex: The company has put the expansion plans on hold due to market uncertainties.
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rain check
[sostantivo]

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

questa è la promessa di fare un'azione annullata in futuro

questa è la promessa di fare un'azione annullata in futuro

Ex: I apologize , but I 'll need to give you a rain check on helping out with the event tomorrow .Mi scuso, ma dovrò darti un **rimando** per aiutarti con l'evento domani.
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to put something off in order to gain more time

prendere tempo

prendere tempo

Ex: The company bought time by securing interim funding to sustain operations .
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to keep postponing problems one must deal with

evitare o ritardare la risoluzione del problema

evitare o ritardare la risoluzione del problema

Ex: They kicking the can down the road while hoping the problem would resolve itself .
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on ice
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used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

rimandare qualcosa

rimandare qualcosa

Ex: The negotiations are on ice pending further discussions .
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to refrain from taking action when one should

non fare niente

non fare niente

Ex: By this time next year , they will sitting on their hands if they do n't initiate necessary reforms .
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used to show indecision over something

indecisione

indecisione

Ex: By the end of the month , they will have on the fence for a year , unable to make a final decision .
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to decide to do something that needs to taken care of right now at another time

non rimandare mai a domani quello che puoi fare oggi

non rimandare mai a domani quello che puoi fare oggi

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

cercando di guadagnare tempo

cercando di guadagnare tempo

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