delay a decision
Frequency: 6.88.4 per million words
to make a decision happen at a later time than originally planned
Examples (10)
- The committee decided to delay the decision until more data was available.
- The CEO delayed a decision on the new marketing strategy, asking for more market research.
- We may have to delay the final decision if the key stakeholders cannot attend the meeting.
- Delaying a decision now could have serious consequences for the project's timeline.
- The board might delay its decision pending the outcome of the internal review.
- Why did the judge delay his decision on such an urgent case?
- He was forced to delay the decision due to a lack of consensus among team members.
- She chose to delay her decision about accepting the job offer to weigh all her options.
- We cannot afford to delay this decision any longer; time is running out.
- Despite the urgency, the government delayed its decision on implementing the new policy.