Meanings of delay the answer in English

Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd.

He saw Heldric coming toward them and raised his fingers slightly to delay the answer until the older man arrived.

It was this which made me delay the answer to that welcome letter-andto begin to 'put off' is fatal, as perhaps you know.

Realizing it is useless to argue with a woman in tears, the old matchmaker suggested to Tiburcio that we delay the answer the customary fortnight.