Cardiff's court case with creditors Langston will now be heard in March.
The Swiss-based company claim they are owed a reported £24million by the Bluebirds and a High Court case was due to begin this week, but Langston's solicitors Hextalls requested a deferral.
And although a new date for the case has not yet been fixed, a club spokesman told PA Sport: "It is definitely going to be in March."
The dispute is over a repayment which Cardiff say is not due until 2016, but Langston, the club's biggest creditor, insist is owed now.
Chairman Peter Ridsdale admitted last week administration is a realistic scenario should the Bluebirds fail to win the case.
And this would threaten the club's Coca-Cola Championship status and their hopes of building a new stadium.
He told PA Sport: "If we were to lose we would go straight into administration - it's a straightforward situation.
"The club's Championship status would be determined by the amount of points we collect come the end of the season, minus 10.
"In terms of the stadium, it would depend who buys the football club and whether they prove to be an acceptable partner for the council and whether they have got enough money to finish the stadium off, which would probably be about £20million."
PA Sport