'Deferred' in the Bible
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
For I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord Jehovah.
But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.