1. kick the can down the road - Verb
2. kick the can down the road - Phrase
kick the can down the road (third-person singular simple present kicks the can down the road, present participle kicking the can down the road, simple past and past participle kicked the can down the road)
(idiomatic) To avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:procrastinate