put on ice
Delay for later
Put on ice means to postpone or suspend something for later consideration.
The image is of preserving something by keeping it cold: Let's put that idea on ice until we have more data.
A project put on ice isn't dead—it's waiting.
The phrase can also mean to secure or clinch: The third goal put the game on ice.
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- deep freezeIntense prolonged cold
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- postponeDelay to later time
defer · frost · mothball · pause · set aside · table · kick the can · preserve · back burner · stall · adjourn · shelve · procrastinate · hold off · rain check · cooling off period · cryogenic · reschedule
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- resistresist, oppose, defy, rebuff, refuse
priority/urgency
put on icefast-track
Accelerate a process
expedite · prioritize · rush · push forward · accelerate