put off

Meaning

To delay something until a later time.

Examples

1. We had to put off the picnic because of the storm. US UK
2. Stop putting off your homework. US UK
3. The company put off the launch until spring. US UK

How to use it

You can separate this verb: put off the meeting or put the meeting off. When you use a pronoun, the pronoun must go in the middle: put it off.

Common mistake

Not: We put off it until Monday.
Say: We put it off until Monday. (A pronoun goes between put and off.)