delay the inevitable

Translations
откладывать неизбежное
He tried to delay the inevitable by avoiding the conversation.
Он пытался откладывать неизбежное, избегая разговора.
Definitions
To postpone or hinder an outcome that is certain to happen, often in an attempt to gain more time or to avoid facing the reality of the situation.
Words
delay

verb
откладывать
the

article or possessive pronoun
неизбежное
inevitable

adjective
неизбежное