to put on ice
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5.8
- phrasal verb
- /pʊt ɑn aɪs/
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posponer
- I just said, OK, we put it on ice and I had this rule every Saturday we need to be launching a new app.
- just put on ice
- then put on ice
- go put on ice
I just said, OK, we put it on ice and I had this rule every Saturday we need to be launching a new app.
- I just said, OK, we put it on ice and I had this rule every Saturday we need to be launching a new app.
- Shout out Dave, he's known to put the laptops on ice.
Examples
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The whole case has been put on ice.
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General but that Super soldier program was put on ice for a reason.
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It made us a bit worried that his Gertrude Bell biopic had been put on ice, but not only is it still moving, it has a new cast member and a start date on the horizon.
Blog text (22) -
The meeting was put on ice until next month due to scheduling conflicts.
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After the unexpected news, the project has been put on ice for now.
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They decided to put on ice the negotiations until both sides could agree.
Synonyms
206
2.4
To stop moving or make something stop moving
166
4.3
To delay doing something on purpose to get more time
154
5.3
Officially stop an activity, for example the use of money or assets
141
3.9
To stop something officially for a short time
113
2.9
Delay something until a later time
78
3.8
To wait before doing something
37
4.2
To wait before doing something
22
3.9
Temporarily stop a rule or policy from being used
15
5.5
To delay something until a later time
13
7.3
To delay discussion or a decision about something until later
11
5.0
To stop work on a plan or project for now
11
4.3
To slow down an activity or stop it
2
7.9
To delay something and keep it for later use
1
5.6
To delay dealing with something until later and make it less important
To stop work on a project for a time and start it again later
Delay a project to work on more important tasks
To put a plan aside and often leave it without action
Antonyms
How Postponed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase invokes the literal image of placing something 'on ice' (chilling or preserving), so a learner who knows 'put', 'on', and 'ice' can partially infer a sense of suspending or delaying. However, this is a metaphorical extension rather than a directly compositional meaning, and the exact sense 'postpone/temporarily stop' is not fully predictable without exposure, so it is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Put on ice comes from people put food on ice to keep it from going bad. So, to put something on ice means to 'delay' it or 'stop it for a while'.