postponed

Speech parts

1. postponed - Adjective

2. postponed - Verb

Meaning

of Postpone

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stopped suspended delayed pending defer recessed overdue retarded belated tardy serotine abeyance deferral dilatory put-off

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Antonyms

first due early end final above

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Phrases with the word

flowering postponed blossom postponed bloom postponed

Examples

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Winston Churchill

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed. Arthur Schopenhauer

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed. Pierre Corneille

Immortality is the only thing which doesn't tolerate being postponed. Karl Kraus

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolò Machiavelli

The revenge that is postponed is not forgotten. Icelandic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

postpone action postpone bowel movement postpone work postponement postponence postponer