Definition

Verb: - To request a postponement or delay, typically of a payment, obligation, or deadline. It implies asking for more time to fulfill a commitment.

Usage

The verb khất is used when someone needs to defer a scheduled matter. It is often followed by the object being postponed. - It is commonly used in financial contexts (e.g., delaying debt payment). - It can also be used for appointments, tasks, or other deadlines. - The tone is formal and implies a request, not a unilateral decision.

Examples

• (He had to ask for a delay on the debt payment for one more week.)
• (She asked to postpone the appointment because she was sick.)
• (They granted an extension on the assignment deadline for the students.)

Advanced Usage

• Khất lần khất lượt: To repeatedly ask for delays; to keep putting something off.
  • Việc trả nợ cứ khất lần khất lượt mãi. (The debt repayment keeps getting postponed again and again.)
• Khất nợ: A common compound specifically meaning "to ask for a delay on a debt."
  • Do làm ăn thua lỗ, ông ấy đành phải đi khất nợ. (Because his business failed, he had no choice but to go and ask his creditors for more time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoãn (verb): To postpone, to adjourn. This is a more general term for delay and can be initiated by either party, while khất specifically involves a request from the debtor or obligor.
• Gia hạn (verb): To extend, to renew (a term, deadline). This often implies a formal extension.
• Trì hoãn (verb): To procrastinate, to delay. This often carries a negative connotation of unnecessary delay.

Synonyms

• Xin hoãn: To request a postponement (very close in meaning).
• Xin gia hạn: To request an extension.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Khất tiền: To ask for a delay in paying money.
• Khất thuế: To ask for a tax payment deferral.
• Khất chước (less common): An archaic/literary term meaning to use a pretext to delay.

verb

1. to ask for a delay