lykätä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
- delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
- procrastinate verb To keep putting off something you should be doing, usually because it feels difficult or unpleasant, and to do something easier instead.
- push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
- put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
- reschedule verb To arrange for something to happen at a different time than originally planned.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
Senses
lykätä is used for these senses in English:
- defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
- delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
- postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
- push (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- put back (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment.
- put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- reschedule (transitive) To schedule again or at a different time.
defer — full definition
- verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
- verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.
delay — full definition
- noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.