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.

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After the party broke up, Cal coaches adjourned to their offices to begin devouring Mississippi State tape. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025 The court has now adjourned to consider its decision, which is expected on Tuesday, according to Lan’s legal team. Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024 After about an hour of debate, the Senate adjourned to likely take up the issue again Thursday. Jeffrey Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024 On September 2, 2024, a bail application hearing for Tigran was adjourned to September 4 by the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite. Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 Make a quick stop in the effortlessly elegant lobby before adjourning to Swifty’s for lunch. Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 19 July 2024 After the evening’s features ended and the lights came up, a date night could adjourn to Krum’s, the chocolate shop also known for its delicious sodas, which also was on the Concourse, just one block north. Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 Later the group adjourned to landscape architect’s Edwina Von Gal’s waterfront home for nibbles and libations. Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024 In some towns, hearings on Vessel plans have been adjourned to larger venues to accommodate overflow crowds. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2024

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“Adjourn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjourn%20to. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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