canceling plans
Calling it off
Canceling plans is backing out of a scheduled activity or commitment.
The phrase often carries connotations of relief or guilty pleasure—many people secretly enjoy when plans fall through: She texted to cancel, and honestly I was relieved.
Social media has normalized celebrating canceled plans as a form of self-care, especially among introverts.
- bailingEscaping or emptying water
- flakingShedding in layers
- raincheckDeferred offer acceptance
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- backing outWithdrawing from a commitment
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- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- avoidanceavoidance, distancing, evasion, dodging, pulling away
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
- social normsnorms, greeting, mores, handshake, custom
- withdrawalwithdrawing, cash withdrawal, ATM withdrawal, early withdrawal, fund withdrawal
- mopingbrooding, sulking, wallowing, pouting, sighing
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