Chinese phrase
先把〜搁置一下 xiān bǎ 〜 gē zhì yí xià
Meaning
put ___ on hold for now
When to use it
It describes a temporary pause before work resumes. It is common in business discussions of proposals, plans, or tasks and signals a temporary decision rather than rejection.
Example dialogue
先把 这个提案 搁置一下，等数据更齐全再讨论。 xiān bǎ zhè ge tí àn gē zhì yí xià děng shù jù gèng qí quán zài tǎo lùn
Let's put this proposal on hold for now and discuss it again once we have more complete data.
同意，等下周把数据补齐再开会。 tóng yì děng xià zhōu bǎ shù jù bǔ qí zài kāi huì
Agreed. Let's complete the data by next week and hold another meeting.