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Park an issue

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCommon term

In business english, park an issue means: To stop discussing a problem for the moment and return to it later, often to keep a meeting on track.

In Turkish: bir konuyu şimdilik kenara bırakmak

How it is used

Common in meetings and workshops when a topic is important but off track, unresolved, or needs input from another person.

Example sentences

  1. Let's park this issue until IT joins, because we cannot decide on the software rollout without their input.

    The phrase signals a temporary pause, not rejection, because another team must contribute before a decision is possible.

  2. The facilitator parked the issue of travel budgets and moved the group back to the product launch timeline.

    Here, the term is used to control the agenda and refocus attention on the planned priority topic.

Common collocations

  • park an issue for later
  • park an issue temporarily
  • park the issue and move on
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.
  • action itemA specific task agreed in a meeting, with one person responsible for it and usually a due date.

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