Tempo - Adiando

Domine expressões idiomáticas em inglês que se relacionam com ser adiado, como "ganhar tempo" e "deixar para depois".

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

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: They will likely drag their feet on implementing the new policy , causing further frustration among employees .

on hold [frase]

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 [substantivo]

adiamento

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

Peço desculpas, mas vou ter que te dar um adiamento para ajudar no evento amanhã.

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

on ice [frase]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: We will put the event on ice until we can find a better venue .

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: The team will be on the fence until they gather more information about the proposed project .

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

Ex: He puts off till tomorrow what he can do today, often leading to last-minute rushes.

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 .