shift off

verb

To delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.

Meanings

verbshift off (third-person singular simple present shifts off, present participle shifting off, simple past and past participle shifted off)

present singular third person shifts off · participle present shifting off · participle past shifted off · past shifted off

  1. To delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.
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