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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The abrupt cancellation comes just weeks after the singer postponed his Columbus, Ohio, shows in September due to a sudden and severe illness.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Weekend drill and training events may be postponed if federal funds are frozen, although state governments sometimes intervene to keep critical missions running.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Social Security benefits, for example, are considered mandatory by law and continue, although some services may be delayed if some workers are furloughed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Democratic leaders countered that the subsidies are not a new demand but rather the continuation of a program that has helped keep record numbers of Americans insured since the pandemic – and therefore that the issue could not be delayed.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The first of four bills filed by the Metro Planning Department with the intention of executing on recommendations in the department’s housing and infrastructure study returned to a council agenda for the first time in a month, only to once again be deferred until November.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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After high school, Neutra deferred his college studies to spend a gap year in Israel.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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