Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"Kick the can down the road"

"Kick the can down the road" means to delay or avoid making a difficult decision, pushing it to some unspecified future point.

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How "Kick the can down the road" shows up at work

Usually said about someone else's behavior, rarely one's own. The decision being kicked is often perfectly avoidable until suddenly it is not, at which point the can has become a boulder.

Buzzword

We can't keep kicking the can down the road on the pricing decision.

Plain English

We can't keep delaying the pricing decision.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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