To be deferred means something is postponed, delayed, or put off until a later time or event.
General Definition
Deferred describes an action, payment, or decision withheld for a future date, such as a deferred payment where purchase occurs now but billing happens later. This applies to finances like taxes or loans, where repayment pauses without penalty during hardship.
College Admissions Context
In university applications, deferral means your early application is neither accepted nor rejected; it's reconsidered with the regular decision pool after updates like grades. Colleges defer to balance early spots and compare candidates fully, unlike waitlisting which occurs only in regular rounds.
Other Common Uses
- University entry : Delaying start by a year, often for a gap year, with university approval.
- Respectful yielding : To defer to someone means yielding to their judgment or authority.
