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Let's park that for now.

Verb + Object + Prepositional Phrase C1 Verb + Object + Prepositional Phrase

To postpone or temporarily set aside a discussion, decision, or action, often to deal with it later or to focus on something else currently.

Let's park that for now.: To postpone or temporarily set aside a discussion, decision, or action, often to deal with it late…

Definition

'Let's park that for now.' is a common English collocation. To postpone or temporarily set aside a discussion, decision, or action, often to deal with it later or to focus on something else currently.

park + [topic/idea/decision] + for now

“That's an interesting idea, but let's park that for now and come back to it after we've discussed the budget.”

Examples

  • That's an interesting point, but let's park that for now and focus on the immediate priorities.
  • We'll need to discuss the budget more thoroughly, but for this meeting, let's park that for now.
  • He suggested a completely new strategy, but the team decided to park that for now until they had more data.
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  • During the brainstorming session, she mentioned a wild idea and said, 'Let's just park that for now and come back to it later.'
  • The project manager often advises us to park tangential discussions to stay on track during daily stand-ups.
  • Given the time constraints, the committee chose to park the less urgent proposals for the next review cycle.
  • I know you're eager to talk about the new features, but can we park that for now and finish the current bug fixes first?
  • They made a conscious decision to park the ambitious expansion plans until the economic outlook improved.
  • He keeps trying to bring up that old argument, but I always tell him to park that for now, as it's not relevant.
  • Let's park the discussion about office decor; we have more pressing matters to address today.

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