Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

húz-halaszt

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

Conjugation edit

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

Further reading edit