Окончательный расчёт то и дело откладывают.

The final payment keeps getting postponed.

Breakdown of Окончательный расчёт то и дело откладывают.

• откладывать: to postpone
• то и дело: every now and then; repeatedly
• окончательный расчёт: the final payment

Questions & Answers about Окончательный расчёт то и дело откладывают.

Why is откладывают in the they form if there is no subject?

This is a very common Russian pattern: 3rd person plural with no stated subject.

So Окончательный расчёт то и дело откладывают literally looks like They keep postponing the final settlement/payment, but in English we would often translate it more naturally as:

• The final settlement keeps getting postponed
• They keep postponing the final payment
• The final payment is postponed again and again

Russian uses this structure when the people doing the action are unknown, unimportant, or deliberately left vague.

Compare:

• Стучат в дверь. = Someone is knocking at the door
• Говорят, что... = They say that... / It is said that...

So here, откладывают does not mean a specific they. It means people / whoever is responsible.

What does то и дело mean here?