Collocations for "decision"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "decision" in context.
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decision
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was a [hard, tough, difficult] decision (to make)
- the [toughest] decision I (have) ever made
- need to make a [quick, fast] decision
- [an important, a life-changing, a momentous] decision
- won by a [majority, unanimous] decision
- a decision by majority
- a [court, business] decision
- our original decision
- is our final decision
- make an informed decision
- make a decision between [the two, two options]
- has taken the decision to
- (finally) came to a decision
- (can) make my own decisions
- cannot make a decision
- [put off, postpone, delay] the decision
- what's your final decision?
- will send you our decision by [mail, email]
- the decision to [make, go, leave, take]
- a decision [on, about] whether or not to [make]
- a decision about [how, when, why, where, what]
- a decision from the [facts, data]
- a decision with [long term effects, ramifications]
- the decision is (all) yours
- the decision was [made, taken, based, reached] (by)
- a decision that will [follow, haunt] you (for the rest of your life)
- have (already) made our decision
- the decision has been made
- the decision-making process
'decision' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ASAP
- UN
- actor
- anyhow
- appeal
- appropriate
- assembly
- astonish
- back
- backlash
- baggage
- base
- bearing
- belief
- bizarre
- brash
- brave
- camp
- challenge
- champion
- chance
- clarification
- clarify
- command
- comment
- comprehend
- comprehension
- concerned
- confer
- conscious
- constitute
- contention
- contest
- controversial
- controversy
- cool
- count
- county
- courageous
- court
- criticism
- criticize
- crucial
- debate
- deeply
- defend
- defer
- definitive
- deliberate
- disappoint