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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Alabama Republicans postponed four House primaries after the Supreme Court curtailed the Voting Rights Act, and now intend to run the November elections on a friendlier map.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026 -
The Frost actually got an extra day off for Game 5, which was postponed a day because multiple players on the Victoire battled an undisclosed illness.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2026
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Timelines for the deployment of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, seen as the next step in cutting-edge technology, have been delayed, however.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Waiting until major fires start often means limited options, delayed shipping and inflated prices.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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According to Bette, the current cycle is demonstrating a similar pattern where demand is deferred rather than destroyed.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Clarke's cause of death is deferred, the medical examiner's office said on its website.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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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 21 May. 2026.
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