postpone

Verb

Meaning

To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.

To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

defer table delay remit shelve procrastinate prorogue set back hold over put over tarry continue hold reserve retard
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Antonyms

advance bring forward prepone quicken work act
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Hypernyms

delay

Hyponyms

call hold suspend respite probate reprieve

Phrases with the word

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Derivatives

postponed postponing

Examples

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing. Anaïs Nin

I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies. Paul Krugman

Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the decision here. Then, I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until the next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement, and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about. Alfred P. Sloan

Postpone today's anger until tomorrow. Filipino Proverb

Do today what you want ro postpone until tomorrow. Lebanese Proverb

Don't postpone until tomorrow, what you can do today. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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