deferredresponsibility
nounUK /dɪˈfɜːd rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
US /dɪˈfɝːd rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
Putting off something you are supposed to do until later.
Cleaning your room is a deferred responsibility if you keep saying you will do it tomorrow.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A job or duty that someone has pushed to a later time on purpose.
Feeding the dog became a deferred responsibility after he forgot twice.
3. The habit of always leaving tasks for another day.
Her deferred responsibility with homework made Sunday nights very busy.
4. A task that is handed to someone else to do later.
Washing the dishes was a deferred responsibility passed to his little brother.