pidättelemään

pidättelemään is a Finnish verb that means "to take one's time", "to delay" or "to postpone". It is a conjugation of the verb pidättelea, which is a causative form of pitää, meaning "to hold" or "to keep".

In modern Finnish, pidättelemään is primarily used in formal or written language to convey the idea of taking a decision or action at a later time, often to avoid a difficult or unwanted situation. For example, a project manager might say "projektin tämä vaihe pidättelemään" to mean "we will postpone this stage of the project".

The verb pidättelemään is often contrasted with the verb nähdä, which means "to see" or "to spot", and is sometimes used interchangeably with the verb viivyttää, which means "to delay" or "to hinder". However, while nähdä typically implies a more general sense of noticing or perceiving something, pidättelemään is more closely tied to the idea of intentionally holding back or delaying action.

In the context of business or bureaucracy, pidättelemään can take on a slightly negative connotation, implying that someone is avoiding a decision or action for an unclear reason. However, in normal conversation, the verb is often used in a neutral or even positive way to convey the idea of taking a thoughtful or measured approach to a situation.