To put off something is to move it to a later time, often again and again. Put off the decision, put off going, keep putting it off.
It has a second sense of discouraging somebody, so a smell can put off a customer. Both senses are everyday and context tells them apart at once.
1phraseput offTo move something to a later time, again and again.
“Do not put off the letter any longer.”
put off is a phrase.
Also accepted in games: postpone, delay
Practised in Phrasal Verbs