Translation

棚上げにする / 延期する / 保留する

Meaning

To put a plan, project, or idea aside and stop working on it, often indefinitely. It implies that the matter is not being cancelled, but is being removed from active consideration.

Examples

• The board had to shelve the expansion plans due to a lack of funding.
  The board had to shelve the expansion plans due to a lack of funding.
• We should shelve this discussion until we have more information.
  We should shelve this discussion until we have more information.