table it
Defer for later
To table something means to set it aside for later consideration—postponing discussion rather than addressing it now: Let's table this issue until the next meeting.
In American usage, tabling shelves a matter indefinitely or temporarily.
British parliamentary usage is opposite: to table a motion is to bring it forward for immediate discussion.
Context usually clarifies which meaning applies.
- postponeDelay to later time
- deferDelay or submit
- put asideStore for future use
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
hold · hold off · put on ice · sideline · stall · kick the can · back burner · motion · meeting · agenda · vote · parliament · parliamentary procedure · committee · adjourn · pending · later · rain check
- business jargonacronym, scalability, buzzword, drill down, low-hanging fruit
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- refusalsno, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope
- corporate jargonsynergy, stakeholders, deep dive, circle back, leverage
table ittake action
Begin doing something
make a decision · move forward · deal with it · push through · expedite
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