sine die
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɪ.ni ˈdaɪ.iː/ / /ˈsɪ.neɪ ˈdiː.eɪ/ / /ˈsaɪ.ni ˈdaɪ.i/
adv
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin sine diē (literally “without a day”).
- Without specifying a date (for a future event); indefinitely.
“Years ago […] he might have retrieved his position; but he had done what most people will do in such cases—put off the evil day sine die, and gone on increasing his enormous list of debts.”
“In anticipation of Dr Hassiem's release the inquest of Mr Ngubene's death, originally scheduled for 13 April, was postponed sine die.”