as in postponed
to assign to a later time
we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along
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For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Eleanor the Great and Apple TV+ drama The Savant with Jessica Chastain, the latter of which was postponed following the shooting of Charlie Kirk.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Also, in 2018, the festival was delayed on the first day and then cancelled on the second day due to lightning and severe weather.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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Omar Ahmad deferred comment to his son, who could not be immediately reached for comment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The vehicle was registered to singer d4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later identified Rivas' body and listed her cause of death as deferred.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Held off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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