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Time - Putting Off

Master English idioms that relate to being put off, like "play for time" and "rain check".

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

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