as in postpones
to assign to a later time
we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue until we had more information
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Recent Examples of defers
When one person defers financial control to another, power concentrates in one place.
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Jillian Sanders, Time, 22 Apr. 2026
Postponing elections thus also defers possibilities for political transformation.
—Jasmin Lilian Diab, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2026
Depending on how long the renter defers part of the payment, Livble’s fees can translate into effective annual percentage rates of roughly 104% to 139%.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
One amendment to the bill adding new zoning categories defers its effective date to April 5, which Johnston said was meant to give the Planning Department enough time to put together and disseminate the map.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
After winning the coin toss, FIU opted to receive the kickoff — a rare move by Simmons, who usually defers and takes the ball to start the second half.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Jillian Sanders, Time, 22 Apr. 2026
Postponing elections thus also defers possibilities for political transformation.
—Jasmin Lilian Diab, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2026
Depending on how long the renter defers part of the payment, Livble’s fees can translate into effective annual percentage rates of roughly 104% to 139%.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
One amendment to the bill adding new zoning categories defers its effective date to April 5, which Johnston said was meant to give the Planning Department enough time to put together and disseminate the map.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
After winning the coin toss, FIU opted to receive the kickoff — a rare move by Simmons, who usually defers and takes the ball to start the second half.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defers
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The Defense secretary said the ceasefire postpones the deadline for securing such approval.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.—
Alec Nevala-Lee,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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As climate change delays the first winter frosts across much of North America, summer ragweed also keeps flowering longer, extending the latter part of pollen season into the fall, said David Wees, a faculty lecturer in horticulture at McGill University in Montreal.—
Keerti Gopal,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Copy-on-write is an optimization technique where a system delays making a separate copy of data until it is actually changed.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Defers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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