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161 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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161 months ago

   wrote:

until things become clearer/the situation becomes clearer

161 months ago

   wrote:

“to take the time for better analysing the situation”

My comment:

“to take the time to better analyse the situation”

[…] why didn’t you opt to adjourn your decision, in order to take the time for better analysing the situation? […]

161 months ago

   wrote:

so as to have enough time to think over the situation critically

My comment:

...action has to be taken but not in a haste... the person concerned has to take time off to consider the situation before taking action

161 months ago

   wrote:

just the time for you to have a better insight about the matter

161 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

to give you a chance/time to think things through/work things out [properly, more clearly]

My comment:

I don't know if you need to say properly or more clearly. The context indicates some kind of rebuke and the person regrets a bad decision.

161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

to give you time to stand back/take stock [or] to give you some thinking time

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161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

...the time to see it more clearly

My comment:

I chose to stay with "see" rather that to go to "understand it more deeply."