decide to defer
Frequency: 8.016.4 per million words
To make a formal choice to postpone something.
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- The board decided to defer the final decision on the merger until next quarter.
- Due to budget constraints, we have decided to defer the launch of the new product.
- The university decided to defer admissions for the spring semester because of the ongoing crisis.
- The judge may decide to defer sentencing until all the evidence has been reviewed.
- After public outcry, the government decided to defer the tax increase.
- I decided to defer my student loan payments while I look for a job.
- The committee will likely decide to defer the vote to the next meeting.
- If we don't have enough information, it's best to decide to defer making a choice.
- The leadership team decided to defer the implementation of the new policy to allow for more training.
- After a long debate, the council ultimately decided to defer any action on the controversial proposal.