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Common collocations with defer in American Collocation

defer verb transitive

US /dɪˈfɜr/

permanently

indefinitely
permanently

A decision on the new airport has been deferred.

temporarily

temporarily

If we have to temporarily defer you from giving blood please try and donate again once your deferral period is over.

constantly

constantly
continually
endlessly

No version of the text is final. Completion may be endlessly deferred.

decision or action

approval
decision
implementation
matter
payment
sentencing

It was agreed to defer a decision on this issue until after Christmas.

entry to an institution

admission
application
entry

Students should inform us at application stage if they are intending to defer entry.

discussion of something

consideration
discussion

With an election coming soon, it seems prudent to defer consideration of this issue.