make a decision
Settle on one
To make a decision is to choose among options or settle on a course of action.
The phrase emphasizes the act of deciding rather than the outcome: We need to make a decision about the house by Friday.
It often appears when someone is being urged to stop deliberating: Just make a decision already.
- determineEstablish through investigation
- choiceAct of selecting
- concludeEnd or infer
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- selectCarefully pick from options
deliberation · crossroads · reasoning · intuition · evaluate · commit · point of no return · prioritization · snap judgment · split second · sleep on it · resolution · reflection · gut feeling · uncertainty · verdict · fork · tough call
- decisionschoice, choices, yes, no, alternatives
make a decisionvacillate
Waver between choices
waver · hesitate · dither · hem and haw · sit on the fence
make a decisiongo with the flow
Accept situations without resistance
follow orders · submit · acquiesce · pass the buck · go along with
make a decisiondo nothing
Remain inactive deliberately
stand still · freeze · sit on one's hands · wait and see · hang back
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