putoff

English Thesaurus

1. a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	pretext, stalking-horse,
definition	:	something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (noun.communication)

derivation	:	defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table,
definition	:	hold back to a later time (verb.stative)

derivation	:	defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table,
definition	:	hold back to a later time (verb.stative)