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defer
verb as in hold off, put off
Example Sentences
Under the circumstances, the GOP’s insistence that the healthcare subsidies be taken out of the current budget debate and deferred to the end of the year looks like a cynical ploy.
Facing the possibility of coming off the bench ahead of a contract year, Hachimura said he would defer to coaches to decide what was best.
The bathroom project’s $961,125 budget is funded by park fees and deferred maintenance funds, according to parks department records.
Doctors said they would defer to major medical associations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which says acetaminophen is safe for pain and fever relief in pregnant women.
EPA spokesperson Julia Giarmoleo said the deferred properties had hazardous trees, dangerous obstructions, steep slopes and unstable walls that prevented the EPA field teams from safely accessing the property.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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