as in to postpone
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 health department postponed a meeting of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines last week to allow for more public comment.—
Mariam Sunny and Michael Erman,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Fieldwork was regularly being reduced in scope or postponed, sometimes for years.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Another feature of Apple’s AI rollout might be delayed, but investors shouldn’t be concerned.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Due to internal miscommunication and misunderstandings, family communication was delayed.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2025
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Criticism of the Dodgers deferring money, or delaying paying players much of their salary until after their contract with the team ends, first began in 2023.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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The designer deferred an interview request until a later date.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Hold off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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