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

[Cụm từ]

to purposefully act slowly

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

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on hold

[Cụm từ]

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.

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rain check

[Danh từ]

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

hoãn lại, dời lại

Ex: I apologize , but I 'll need to give you a rain check on helping out with the event tomorrow .Tôi xin lỗi, nhưng tôi sẽ cần phải cho bạn một **hoãn lại** để giúp đỡ với sự kiện ngày mai.

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to buy time

[Cụm từ]

to put something off in order to gain more time

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

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to kick the can down the road

[Cụm từ]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

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

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on ice

[Cụm từ]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: The negotiations are on ice pending further discussions .

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to sit on one's hands

[Cụm từ]

to refrain from taking action when one should

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

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on the fence

[Cụm từ]

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 .

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to put off until tomorrow what somebody can do today

[Cụm từ]

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?

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

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