skjuta upp — meaning in English
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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.
- 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.
- prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
- put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
Senses
skjuta upp 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).
- prolong (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
- put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- shoot up (intransitive, transitive) To inject (a drug) intravenously.
- stay (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
adjourn — full definition
- verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
- verb To move as a group to another place, especially informally.
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.