defer for

Frequency: 7.814.0 per million words

Used to specify the duration of the postponement (e.g., defer for six months).

deferdefer + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • Sentence was deferred for six months.
  • The university agreed to defer his admission for a year due to his health issues.
  • We have decided to defer the project launch for another quarter to fix the bugs.
  • Could we defer this discussion for a few days until we have all the data?
  • The company will defer payment for 30 days to help its struggling suppliers.
  • Due to the storm, the match has been deferred for 24 hours.
  • He chose to defer his retirement for two more years to train his successor.
  • They are considering deferring the decision for a week to gather more public feedback.
  • The board voted to defer the vote for a month, allowing more time for debate.
  • His surgery was deferred for three weeks to allow the swelling to go down.