postponedjob

noun
UK /pəˈspəʊnd dʒɒb/
US /poʊˈspoʊnd dʒɑːb/

A job that you planned to do but moved to a later time.

Fixing the leaky sink became a postponed job after we went to the park instead.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A work task that was set aside because something more important came up.

The report was a postponed job until the urgent meeting was over.

3. A computer task that is scheduled to run later instead of right away.

The backup ran as a postponed job at midnight.

4. A chore you keep pushing to another day.

Cleaning the garage has been a postponed job for three weekends.