deferrable
Able to delay
Deferrable describes something that can be postponed or delayed without serious consequence.
A deferrable expense can wait until funds are available.
Deferrable maintenance isn't urgent.
In computing, deferrable tasks or interrupts can be put off until the system has capacity: The update is deferrable—run it overnight.
Capable of being delayed
- delayableCapable of postponement
- reschedulableAble to be rebooked
- deferableCapable of being delayed
- suspendableAble to be hung
holdable · tabled · shelved · back-burnered · postponement · delay · adjournment · moratorium
Not required or needed
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- nonobligatoryNot compulsory or mandated
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- voluntaryDone by choice
unnecessary · inessential · deprioritized · skippable · dispensable · expendable · low-priority · secondary
Able to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
accommodating · changeable · revisable · alterable · amendable · variable · open-ended · tentative
Able to be ranked
- manageableAble to be controlled
- plannableAble to be organized
- schedulableAble to be scheduled
- tacticalStrategically planned
calculated · deliberate · intentional · considered · judicious · prudent · optimization · triaged
postponable
Capable of being delayed
- delayableCapable of postponement
- reschedulableAble to be rebooked
- deferableCapable of being delayed
suspendable · holdable · tabled · shelved · back-burnered · postponement · delay · adjournment · moratorium · continuance
nonessential
Not required or needed
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- nonobligatoryNot compulsory or mandated
- electiveChosen, not mandated
voluntary · unnecessary · inessential · deprioritized · skippable · dispensable · expendable · low-priority · secondary · subordinate
adjustable
Able to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- malleableCapable of being shaped
elastic · accommodating · changeable · revisable · alterable · amendable · variable · open-ended · tentative · provisional
prioritizable
Able to be ranked
- manageableAble to be controlled
- plannableAble to be organized
- schedulableAble to be scheduled
tactical · calculated · deliberate · intentional · considered · judicious · prudent · optimization · triaged · sequenced
- nonessentialunnecessary, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, dispensable
- low-prioritylow-priority, nonessential, noncritical, secondary, optional
deferrableurgent
Needing immediate attention
immediate · pressing · time-sensitive · time-critical · critical
deferrableessential
Fundamentally necessary
indispensable · mandatory · required · top-priority · non-negotiable
defer, deference, deferential, deferral, deferred, deferment, deferring, deferments, deferrals