12.3.6. gy. A1C2 (példák)

inconvenient adjective /ɪn.kənˈviː.ni.ənt/ alkalmatlan (nehézséget/problémát okozó) (pl. időpont)

I'm sorry, I seem to have called at an inconvenient time.

scheduled adjective /ˈʃed.juːld/ 1 tervezett, betervezett, beütemezett (időpont)

This programme will be broadcast half an hour later than the scheduled time.

Phrasal verbs:

call off ↔ sth /kɔːl/ 1 lemond, töröl vmit (tervezett eseményt/tevékenységet)

Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.

catch up on/with sth /kætʃ/ lemaradást behoz

I'm hoping to catch up on some sleep.

fix sth up /fɪks/ elrendez (megszervez) (időpontot, találkozót, eseményt, stb.)

Can we fix up a date for the next meeting?

get round to sth /get/ időt talál vmire

I still haven't got round to fixing that tap.

hang on /hæŋ/ egy kicsit vár (informal)

Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?

Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?

Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!

hold off (sth/doing sth) /həʊld/ késlekedik; késleltet

We'll hold off making a decision until we hear from Nick.

hold on /həʊld/ 1 vár egy kicsit (informal)

Hold on, I'll check in my diary.

put off sth/doing ↔ sth /pʊt/ későbbre halaszt, elhalaszt

The meeting has been put off until the first week in June.

I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.