Thời gian - Trì hoãn

Làm chủ các thành ngữ tiếng Anh liên quan đến việc bị trì hoãn, như "câu giờ" và "để dành sau".

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

to purposefully act slowly

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

on hold [Cụm từ]

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

Ex: She put her travel plans on hold until she could save enough money .

rain check [Danh từ]

hoãn lại

Ex: Due to a scheduling conflict , I 'll need to give you a rain check on attending the conference .

Do xung đột lịch trình, tôi sẽ cần phải cho bạn một rain check để tham dự hội nghị.

to [buy] time [Cụm từ]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: She buys time by requesting an extension for the project deadline .

to [kick] the can down the road [Cụm từ]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: The government kicked the can down the road by postponing the decision on the controversial policy .

on ice [Cụm từ]

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 [Cụm từ]

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: She sits on her hands and avoids addressing the pressing issue at hand .

on the fence [Cụm từ]

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

Ex:

to [play] for time [Cụm từ]

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: He plays for time during negotiations to gather more information and assess his options .