húz-halaszt

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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húz (to pull, draw) +‎ halaszt (to delay)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhuːshɒlɒst]
  • Hyphenation: húz-‧ha‧laszt
  • Rhymes: -ɒst

Verb

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húz-halaszt

  1. (transitive) to procrastinate (to continually delay something)
    Csak húzták-halasztották a döntést.They kept putting off the decision.

Conjugation

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  • Both verbs are conjugated independently, always connected with a hyphen.

Further reading

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