deferred
Example Sentences
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Air-traffic controllers, classified as essential personnel, worked through the funding impasse, with pay deferred until the end of the shutdown.
From MarketWatch
Never mind that the New York City Housing Authority says it requires “$78 billion in capital investment due to decades of insufficient funding and deferred maintenance.”
In practice, utilization has been far lower due to years of deferred maintenance, corrosion, power outages, and equipment failures that have left units cycling on and off.
From Barron's
In practice, utilization has been far lower due to years of deferred maintenance, corrosion, power outages, and equipment failures that have left units cycling on and off.
From Barron's
Humans do not have consistent preferences, especially when it comes to weighing current advantage against much greater gains from deferred gratification.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
