deferred

Example Sentences

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But, for some, the end will be deferred after a compromise deal was struck that gives a select few a chance to board what one outgoing peer called the "hereditary lifeboat".

From BBC

The mall had insufficient exterior lighting, the city said, and graffiti resulting from deferred or neglected maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times

In interviews, Dorsey has said he was ousted because he “deferred too much” to other executives.

From The Wall Street Journal

John Hughes — who wrote the film’s screenplay but deferred direction to his collaborator, Howard Deutch — had a way of making even the obvious seem natural.

From Salon

The mall had insufficient exterior lighting, the city said and graffiti resulting from deferred or neglected maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times