| Example in Polish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - Musisz odwlec rozprawę na kilka godzin | What do you need me to do? I need you to postpone the hearing for a couple hours. |
| Mówię ci to, by odwlec to, do czego zmierzam, bo mnie to zawstydza. | I'm telling you that to postpone admitting what always embarrasses me. |
| Tak, to odwlecze to co zamierzam ci powiedzieć. | Do you really want to know? Yes, in that it will postpone me telling you what I have to tell you. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | opschorten,schorsen, verdagen | English | postpone |
| Esperanto | prokrastiĝi | Estonian | lükkama |
| French | postposer, reporter | German | hinausschieben |
| Greek | αναβάλλω | Hungarian | elhalaszt, halaszt |
| Italian | posporre, posticipare, procrastinare, soprassedere | Japanese | 延期, 延伸, 繰り下がる, 先送り |
| Latvian | atlikt | Portuguese | adiar, diferir, postergar |
| Spanish | aplazar, perecear, posponer, postergar | Swedish | bordlägga, borga, senarelägga |
| Turkish | ertelemek |