delayed retirement
Working past sixty-five
Delayed retirement is the choice to continue working beyond the standard or expected retirement age.
In pension and Social Security contexts, it often triggers increased benefits: She opted for delayed retirement to maximize her monthly payments.
The phrase also describes the broader trend of older workers staying in the workforce longer, whether by choice or financial necessity.
- postponedMoved to a later date
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- second careerSubsequent professional path
senior · savings · nest egg · golden years · sixty-five · seventy · career · late bloomer · workplace · income · financial planning · workforce · elderly · extended · deferred · credits · Medicare · 401k
- retirementpension plan, pension, pensioner, pension fund, pension check
- aging workforceaging workforce, older workers, mature workers, baby boomers, senior staff
- Retirement Incomepension, Social Security, 401k, IRA, annuity
- Social SecuritySSN, FICA, Social Security Administration, disability benefits, spousal benefits
delayed retirementwalking away
Departing on foot
early exit · forced retirement · mandatory retirement · layoff
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