adjourn to

phrasal verb

adjourned to; adjourning to; adjourns to
: to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc.
After the ceremony, we adjourned to the garden where lunch was served.
often used humorously
Are we done here? Good, let's adjourn to the bar.

Examples of adjourn to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Monday’s decision, which was handed down by Judge Linda Chan, had already been delayed multiple times over the past two years as creditors and other parties agreed to adjourn to give the company more time to reach an agreement with creditors on how much they might be paid. Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024

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“Adjourn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjourn%20to. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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