Deferred
/dɪˈfɜːd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Deferred
verb
- To delay or postpone
"We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts."
- After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- To delay, to wait.
verb
adjective
noun
- An oath or affirmation; a vow
"if I make a promise, I always stick to it; he broke his promise"
- A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use
- Reason to expect improvement or success; potential
"She shows great promise as an actress."
- A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation
- Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
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delayedpostponeddeferreddelayfuture