DEFERRING Synonyms

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

• assign a new time and place for an event

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• take on duties or office

• to agree or express agreement

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• hold back to a later time

• hold back to a later time

• adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

• the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with

• (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

• send (money) in payment

• hold back to a later time

• release from (claims, debts, or taxes)

• refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

• forgive

• make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

• diminish or abate

• hold back to a later time

• place on a shelf

• refer for judgment or consideration

• put before

• yield to the control of another

• hand over formally

• refer to another person for decision or judgment

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make an application as for a job or funding

• make over as a return

• accept as inevitable

• a set of data arranged in rows and columns

• a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs

• a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it

• flat tableland with steep edges

• a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game

• food or meals in general

• hold back to a later time

• arrange or enter in tabular form

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• consent reluctantly

• intimidate somebody (with a threat)

• hold over goods to be sold for the next season

• keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

• continue a term of office past the normal period of time

• hold back to a later time

• hold back to a later time

• cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

• take away the enthusiasm of

• cause to feel embarrassment

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• communicate successfully

• hold back to a later time