In the OData protocol, there is a way to defer representing navigation properties (i.e. links to a particular resource or collection) so the server doesn't return extra data to the client.

My question is, can I do the same thing for regular properties? I have a data structure which has a property that takes the server a long time to compute and I would like the client to not receive the value by default. 

The property is logically part of the entity and is NOT a navigation property. In the OData documentation anywhere I've seen deferred content its about deferring navigation property. Wanted to know if it's possible to defer regular properties and if not, what are my alternative options.