rimando

Rimando is an Italian noun derived from the verb rimandare. It denotes a postponement or deferment of a plan, decision, deadline, or event. The term can also refer to the act of sending something back or referring it to a later moment. In administrative and bureaucratic language, rimando is used to indicate that an action has been rescheduled or deferred to a later date.

In practice, rimando appears in formal writing and official correspondence. For example, it may appear in documents that report the rimando of a meeting to a future date, or the rimando of a procedure to a later stage. In everyday speech, speakers more commonly use synonyms such as rinviare or posticipare.

Etymology: Rimando comes from rimandare (to send back, to postpone), formed with the prefix ri- plus mandare (to send). The concept overlaps with rinvio (a postponement or referral) and rinviare (to forward or remit).

See also: rimandare, rinvio, posticipare, rinviare.