postpone a decision

Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words

to arrange for a decision to take place at a later time

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Examples (10)

  • The committee decided to postpone the decision until more data was available.
  • We had to postpone the decision on the new office location due to budget concerns.
  • Postponing a crucial decision like this could have serious consequences.
  • The judge will postpone her final decision until all evidence has been reviewed.
  • They are postponing the decision about whether to sell the company.
  • The board has postponed its decision on the CEO's bonus package.
  • The decision on funding was postponed indefinitely.
  • Why do you keep postponing the decision to start your own business?
  • It's unwise to postpone a medical decision when your health is at stake.
  • The government postponed several key policy decisions until after the election.