先送り|さきおくりsakiokuri[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbputting off (doing); postponement; delaying
   私は彼かれの叔父おじさんの死しのことを彼かれに話はなすのを出来る限できるかぎり先送さきおくりした。↗

   I delayed telling him about his uncle's death as long as I could.

• Synonym延期えんきNeutralA neutral, fairly formal noun for moving a set date back, as in 「試合延期」; unlike 「先送り」, it carries no tinge of dodging a problem or putting off a decision.
• Synonym猶予ゆうよWrittenWritten word for granting extra time or a grace period, as in 「執行猶予」 or 「猶予期間」; it stresses the buffer given, not shirking a decision.
• Synonym保留ほりゅうWrittenWritten word for holding a matter in abeyance, as in 「判断を保留する」; it stresses leaving something undecided rather than pushing it to a later date.
• Synonym順延じゅんえんWrittenWritten word for postponing to the next slot in sequence, as in 「雨天順延」; it stresses moving back one step in order, not dodging a decision.
• Synonym持ち越すもちこすNeutralVerb for carrying a matter over to the next round, as in 「結論を持ち越す」; it stresses handing it on to the next stage rather than mere delay.
• Synonym遅らすおくらすNeutralVerb meaning to delay or slow something; a less common equivalent of 「遅らせる」, focused on lateness or slowing rather than dodging a decision.
• Synonym遅らせるおくらせるNeutralThe more common equivalent of 「遅らす」: to delay something or set a clock back; it concerns lateness itself, not the evasive nuance of 「先送り」.
• Synonym日延べひのべNeutralA slightly old-fashioned, conversational word, same meaning as 「延期」 and much rarer; neutral, with none of the evasive nuance of 「先送り」.
• Related引き伸ばすひきのばすNeutralVerb for stretching something out, as in 「会議を引き延ばす」; it stresses deliberately dragging things longer, not deferring a decision to a later date.
• Related繰り延べるくりのべるWrittenWritten verb for moving a schedule back, as in 「支払いを繰り延べる」; a formal way to defer, without the blame attached to 「先送り」.
• Related繰り下げるくりさげるNeutralVerb for shifting a date, time or order later, as in 「受給開始を繰り下げる」; neutral, and unlike 「先送り」 it implies no evading of a decision.
• Related遷延せんえんWrittenStiff written word for dragging on or lingering, also for a condition persisting; noticeably more bookish and harder-edged than 「先送り」.
• Antonym前倒しまえだおしNeutralAntonym: moving a plan or schedule earlier, as in 「計画の前倒し」 — the exact opposite of putting things off.
• Antonym即決そっけつWrittenWritten word for deciding on the spot without delay; the direct opposite of 「先送り」 with its sense of procrastination.

Use 「先送り」 for putting off a problem or decision, often with a critical nuance, as in 「問題を先送りする」. For neutral postponement pick 「延期」; for a shift to the next slot in order, 「順延」; for carrying a matter over to next time, 「持ち越す」; for a grace period, 「猶予」. To move things earlier, 「前倒し」; to decide on the spot, 「即決」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. その時ときにすべき判断はんだん、処理しょりを先さきの時期じきに延のばすこと。