1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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Officials have described the overhaul as a long-overdue restoration effort aimed at addressing decades of deferred maintenance, including deteriorating infrastructure, water damage, failing HVAC systems and structural concerns throughout the building.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
But decades of wear, tear and deferred maintenance, plus the Loma Prieta earthquake, left the facility, known as the Plunge, facing demolition, until the community rallied to raise money for a $7 million renovation.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
His presentation comes after the city recently dug itself out of a roughly $3 million budget deficit last year and now projects at least $130 million in deferred maintenance on parks and facilities within the next decade.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Count Your Work-Arounds Every work-around is a deferred decision.
—Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
But decades of wear, tear and deferred maintenance, plus the Loma Prieta earthquake, left the facility, known as the Plunge, facing demolition, until the community rallied to raise money for a $7 million renovation.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
His presentation comes after the city recently dug itself out of a roughly $3 million budget deficit last year and now projects at least $130 million in deferred maintenance on parks and facilities within the next decade.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Count Your Work-Arounds Every work-around is a deferred decision.
—Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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