棚上げ
tanage
Common
N2
noun
Translations
1.
shelving
2.
putting aside
Notes
棚上げ is often used in business or bureaucratic contexts to describe situations where decisions or actions are postponed indefinitely.
Examples
その問題は棚上げにされた。
Sono mondai wa tanage ni sareta.
The issue was shelved.
計画を棚上げすることに決めた。
Keikaku o tanage suru koto ni kimeta.
We decided to put the plan on hold.
その提案は棚上げされたままだ。
Sono teian wa tanage sareta mama da.
The proposal remains shelved.