"kick the can down the road" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拖延問題

Definition

延後處理問題或做決定，希望未來再解決而不是現在。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，常用於政治、商業或個人生活中推延重要問題，帶有逃避現實的意味。純屬比喻，不是字面意思。

Examples

The government decided to kick the can down the road instead of fixing the issue now.

政府決定**拖延問題**，而不是現在解決。

We can't just kick the can down the road every time there's a problem.

我們不能每次有問題都**拖延問題**。

If you kick the can down the road now, the problem will just get worse.

如果你現在**拖延問題**，問題只會變得更糟。

Managers can't keep kicking the can down the road; clients want answers now.

經理們不能一直**拖延問題**，客戶現在就想要答案。

We ended up just kicking the can down the road during the meeting. Nothing actually changed.

開會時我們只是**拖延問題**，其實什麼都沒改變。

This company has a habit of kicking the can down the road instead of facing tough choices.

這家公司總是**拖延問題**，而不正視困難的決定。