put off

to delay doing something, especially because you do not want to do it

to change the time or date of something so that it happens later than originally planned, especially because of a problem

to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something until a later time

to prevent someone from concentrating on something so that they have difficulty doing it; to stop someone from thinking clearly

to stop a car, bus, etc. and let someone get out of it

to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone not like someone or something