отсро́чивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjourn verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
• defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
• postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
• respite noun A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or demanding.

Senses

отсро́чивать is used for these senses in English:

• defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
• postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
• respite (transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).

adjourn — full definition

1. verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
2. verb To move as a group to another place, especially informally.

defer — full definition

1. verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
2. verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.

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