In plain English
This means keeping an item for a future buying decision. The item is not being bought at the present time. It is being put aside so it can still be considered for purchase later.
In context
Here, it means taking the item out of what is being bought now and setting it aside as something that may be purchased later.
- Situation
- Using carts, promotions, checkout, delivery choices, and order confirmation
- What it communicates
- offers moving a cart item out of the current purchase
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say whether the item will still be available or whether it will ever be bought later.
Examples
“At checkout, he saved the headphones for later and paid only for the batteries.”
“If the total is too high, save one lamp for later and order the rest now.”