postpone something indefinitely

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• Postpone — Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lay something on the table — 1》 make something known so that it can be discussed. 2》 chiefly US postpone something indefinitely. → table …   English new terms dictionary

• lay something on the table — I see table II 1) make something known so that it can be freely and sensibly discussed 2) postpone something indefinitely …   Useful english dictionary

• Postpone indefinitely — The motion to postpone indefinitely, in parliamentary procedure, is a subsidiary motion used to kill a main motion without taking a direct vote on it. Explanation and Use Postpone indefinitely (RONR) Class Subsidiary motion In order when another… …   Wikipedia

• Postpone to a certain time — In parliamentary procedure, a postponing to a certain time or postponing to a time certain is an act of the deliberative assembly, generally implemented as a motion. It delays action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, hour or… …   Wikipedia

• Rescind or amend something previously adopted — The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand a previous action or order. Explanation and Use Rescind, repeal, or annul (RONR) Class Motion that brings a question again before the assembly In… …   Wikipedia

• table — noun 1》 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.     ↘food provided in a restaurant or household. 2》 a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in …   English new terms dictionary

• A. R. Ammons — A. R. Ammons, or Archie Randolph Ammons, (February 18, 1926 ndash; February 25, 2001) was an award winning major American poet. LifeAmmons grew up on a tobacco farm near Whiteville, in southeastern North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy… …   Wikipedia

• put on the long finger —    If you put something on the long finger, you postpone it indefinitely.     She intends to go back to college, but she keeps putting it on the long finger …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Postponed — Postpone Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Postponing — Postpone Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English