Which status indicates that work is planned to be completed later?

• A. Open
• B. In Progress
• C. Deferred
• D. Closed

Answer: (C)

The status that signals planned completion later is Deferred because it marks work as intentionally postponed and scheduled to be finished at a future time. It isn’t active right now, but it isn’t canceled either, so it will be revisited when conditions allow. Open means work hasn’t started yet, In Progress means someone is actively working on it, and Closed means the work is finished or terminated. Deferred specifically conveys the plan to complete it later.