Defer means to put off or delay. You can try to defer the inevitable by pushing “snooze” and falling back asleep, but eventually you're going to have to get up.
Adjective S.
put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our postponed trip"
imp. & p. p.
of Defer
Usage Examples
It has always amazed me how tax cuts don't work until they take effect. Mr. Obama's experience with deferred tax rate increases will be the reverse. The economy will collapse in 2011.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe highest-income Americans don't need tax-free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds.