diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary.cpp
index 3627028..e720192 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,22 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibraryInternal
 		return TEXT("stable");
 	}
 
+	TArray<FString> MergeFocusCaseIds(
+		const TArray<FString>& PrimaryCaseIds,
+		const TArray<FString>& SecondaryCaseIds)
+	{
+		TArray<FString> MergedCaseIds = PrimaryCaseIds;
+		for (const FString& CaseId : SecondaryCaseIds)
+		{
+			if (!CaseId.IsEmpty() && !MergedCaseIds.Contains(CaseId))
+			{
+				MergedCaseIds.Add(CaseId);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return MergedCaseIds;
+	}
+
 	float ResolvePreferredGuidanceLanePressure(
 		const FHyperTwistTrainingCoachMemorySnapshot& CoachMemorySnapshot)
 	{
@@ -1171,9 +1187,15 @@ FHyperTwistCoachBrief UHyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary::DeriveCoachFollowUpBrief(
 	Brief.bNeedsVarietyRotation = ActionPlan.bNeedsVarietyRotation;
 	Brief.bPreferRecognitionReplayReview = ActionPlan.bPreferRecognitionReplayReview
 		|| OutcomeSummary.RecognitionAttemptCount > 0;
-	Brief.FocusCaseIds = OutcomeSummary.FollowUpCaseIds.Num() > 0
-		? OutcomeSummary.FollowUpCaseIds
-		: ActionPlan.FocusCaseIds;
+	const bool bHasDeferredLaunchCases = OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds.Num() > 0;
+	const bool bHasLaunchedFollowUpCases = OutcomeSummary.FollowUpCaseIds.Num() > 0;
+	Brief.FocusCaseIds = bHasLaunchedFollowUpCases
+		? HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibraryInternal::MergeFocusCaseIds(
+			OutcomeSummary.FollowUpCaseIds,
+			OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds)
+		: (bHasDeferredLaunchCases
+			? OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds
+			: ActionPlan.FocusCaseIds);
 
 	if (!OutcomeSummary.bNeedsFollowUpPlan && Brief.FocusCaseIds.Num() == 0)
 	{
@@ -1224,6 +1246,14 @@ FHyperTwistCoachBrief UHyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary::DeriveCoachFollowUpBrief(
 		Brief.SuggestedMode = ActionPlan.SuggestedMode;
 		Brief.SuggestedSelectionPolicy = EHyperTwistTrainingSelectionPolicy::Scripted;
 	}
+	else if (bHasDeferredLaunchCases)
+	{
+		Brief.FocusLane = EHyperTwistCoachFocusLane::ReviewBacklog;
+		Brief.Headline = TEXT("Resume the deferred coach slice excluded by the tighter launch budget");
+		Brief.PrimaryActionLabel = TEXT("resume_deferred_launch_slice");
+		Brief.SuggestedMode = ActionPlan.SuggestedMode;
+		Brief.SuggestedSelectionPolicy = EHyperTwistTrainingSelectionPolicy::Scripted;
+	}
 	else if (Brief.bPreferRecognitionReplayReview)
 	{
 		Brief.FocusLane = EHyperTwistCoachFocusLane::Recognition;
@@ -1255,6 +1285,13 @@ FHyperTwistCoachBrief UHyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary::DeriveCoachFollowUpBrief(
 			*Brief.Headline
 		);
 	}
+	if (bHasDeferredLaunchCases && bHasLaunchedFollowUpCases)
+	{
+		Brief.Headline = FString::Printf(
+			TEXT("%s, then recover the deferred launch slice"),
+			*Brief.Headline
+		);
+	}
 
 	FHyperTwistCoachSignal FollowUpSignal = HyperTwistTrainingCoachLibraryInternal::MakeSignal(
 		Brief.PrimaryActionLabel,
@@ -1262,8 +1299,9 @@ FHyperTwistCoachBrief UHyperTwistTrainingCoachLibrary::DeriveCoachFollowUpBrief(
 		Brief.PriorityScore,
 		Brief.Headline,
 		FString::Printf(
-			TEXT("followUpCases=%d, success=%d, failure=%d, timeout=%d, dnf=%d, launchBudget=%s, plannedLaunchCases=%d, requestedLaunchCases=%d, launchBudgetReason=%s"),
+			TEXT("followUpCases=%d, deferredLaunchCases=%d, success=%d, failure=%d, timeout=%d, dnf=%d, launchBudget=%s, plannedLaunchCases=%d, requestedLaunchCases=%d, launchBudgetReason=%s"),
 			Brief.FocusCaseIds.Num(),
+			OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds.Num(),
 			OutcomeSummary.SuccessCount,
 			OutcomeSummary.FailureCount,
 			OutcomeSummary.TimeoutCount,
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibrary.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibrary.cpp
index ad05596..8afda40 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibrary.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibrary.cpp
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibraryInternal
 		FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlan NormalizedPlan = ActionPlan;
 		NormalizedPlan.ReferenceUtc = ResolveReferenceUtc(NormalizedPlan.ReferenceUtc);
 		NormalizedPlan.FocusCaseIds = DeduplicateTemplateCaseIds(NormalizedPlan.FocusCaseIds);
+		NormalizedPlan.DeferredLaunchCaseIds = DeduplicateCaseIds(NormalizedPlan.DeferredLaunchCaseIds);
 		if (NormalizedPlan.CreatedAtUtc.IsEmpty())
 		{
 			NormalizedPlan.CreatedAtUtc = NormalizedPlan.ReferenceUtc;
@@ -6621,6 +6622,14 @@ FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlan UHyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibrary::BuildCo
 	{
 		ActionPlan.PlannedLaunchCaseCount = ActionPlan.FocusCaseIds.Num();
 	}
+	for (const FString& OriginalFocusCaseId : HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibraryInternal::DeduplicateCaseIds(
+		CoachBrief.FocusCaseIds))
+	{
+		if (!ActionPlan.FocusCaseIds.Contains(OriginalFocusCaseId))
+		{
+			ActionPlan.DeferredLaunchCaseIds.Add(OriginalFocusCaseId);
+		}
+	}
 	ActionPlan.LaunchBudgetReasonLine = LaunchBudgetReasonLine;
 	ActionPlan.bBroadenedLaunchBudget =
 		ActionPlan.PlannedLaunchCaseCount > ActionPlan.RequestedLaunchCaseCount
@@ -7878,6 +7887,7 @@ FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlanOutcomeSummary UHyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLi
 	Summary.bBroadenedLaunchBudget = NormalizedPlan.bBroadenedLaunchBudget;
 	Summary.bTightenedLaunchBudget = NormalizedPlan.bTightenedLaunchBudget;
 	Summary.LaunchBudgetReasonLine = NormalizedPlan.LaunchBudgetReasonLine;
+	Summary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds = NormalizedPlan.DeferredLaunchCaseIds;
 
 	TSet<FString> FocusCaseIds;
 	for (const FString& FocusCaseId : NormalizedPlan.FocusCaseIds)
@@ -8056,6 +8066,7 @@ FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlanOutcomeSummary UHyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLi
 
 	Summary.bNeedsFollowUpPlan =
 		Summary.FollowUpCaseIds.Num() > 0
+		|| Summary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds.Num() > 0
 		|| (
 			bPlanTerminal
 			&& (
@@ -8147,7 +8158,8 @@ FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionSequenceSummary UHyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibra
 
 		const FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlanOutcomeSummary OutcomeSummary =
 			DeriveCoachActionPlanOutcomeSummary(RepositoryState, Plan, Summary.ReferenceUtc);
-		Summary.TotalFocusCaseCount += OutcomeSummary.FocusCaseCount;
+		Summary.TotalFocusCaseCount +=
+			OutcomeSummary.FocusCaseCount + OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds.Num();
 		CompletionRateAccumulator += OutcomeSummary.CompletionRate;
 		OutcomeScoreAccumulator += OutcomeSummary.OutcomeScore;
 		Summary.bNeedsMoreFollowUp = Summary.bNeedsMoreFollowUp || OutcomeSummary.bNeedsFollowUpPlan;
@@ -8158,6 +8170,13 @@ FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionSequenceSummary UHyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibra
 				UnresolvedFollowUpCases.Add(CaseId);
 			}
 		}
+		for (const FString& DeferredCaseId : OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds)
+		{
+			if (!DeferredCaseId.IsEmpty())
+			{
+				UnresolvedFollowUpCases.Add(DeferredCaseId);
+			}
+		}
 
 		const FString SortUtc = !Plan.CompletedAtUtc.IsEmpty()
 			? Plan.CompletedAtUtc
@@ -8299,6 +8318,14 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingRepositoryLibraryInternal
 				ResolvedCaseIds.Add(FocusCaseId);
 			}
 		}
+		for (const FString& DeferredCaseId : OutcomeSummary.DeferredLaunchCaseIds)
+		{
+			if (!DeferredCaseId.IsEmpty())
+			{
+				AllFocusCaseIds.Add(DeferredCaseId);
+				UnresolvedCaseIds.Add(DeferredCaseId);
+			}
+		}
 
 		FHyperTwistTrainingRunRecord RunRecord;
 		if (!Plan.SourceSessionId.IsEmpty()
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
index 4dacdbc..d7550db 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
@@ -2995,6 +2995,9 @@ struct FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlan
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	TArray<FString> FocusCaseIds;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FString> DeferredLaunchCaseIds;
+
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	TArray<FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlanEntry> Entries;
 
@@ -3605,6 +3608,9 @@ struct FHyperTwistTrainingCoachActionPlanOutcomeSummary
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	TArray<FString> FollowUpCaseIds;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FString> DeferredLaunchCaseIds;
+
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	bool bMetPrimaryGoal = false;