postpone
IPA: poʊstpˈoʊn
verb
- To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- (obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.
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Examples of "postpone" in Sentences
- The date was postponed.
- The postponement was catastrophic.
- There is reason for the postponement.
- The reason for postponement was not disclosed.
- He postpones the announcement of the adoption.
- The plebiscite was postponed due to an accident.
- In September, Djuanda announced the postponement.
- The execution of the penalty was indefinitely postponed.
- Which means we will once again postpone the (in) decision.
- The terms continuance and postponement are frequently used interchangeably.
- If we delay, postpone, temporize, wait until the next election, it'll get worse.
- Does anyone else believe that Gordon Brown might use the Civil Contingencies Act and other legislation to "postpone" a general election for reasons of internal security?
- First at UFC 106 and then again at UFC 108, Carwin's title opportunities were dashed while Lesnar, battling through a painful intestinal disorder, was forced to postpone, which is why UFC officials deemed it appropriate to create Saturday's interim title fight.
- Either he's trying to force the debates commission to "postpone" the VP debate -- in which case it will never be rescheduled, sparing Palin another debacle -- or he's trying to throw Obama off his game with this distraction about whether or not he's going to show up.
- Why do I fear that any civil unrest will lead to this Labour government implementing the Civil Contingency Act so as to "postpone" elections, initially for a short time and then for the duration of the disturbances, disturbances that may last for a very very long time indeed?
- And don't expect to be able to vote this Labour mob out at a general election, any civil unrest will lead to the Civil Contingency Act being used to "postpone" elections, initially for a short time and then for the duration of the disturbances, disturbances that may last for a very very long time indeed.
- She received, also, a little, though mournful, reprieve from terror, by a letter from Lisbon, written to again postpone the return of Mrs. Tyrold, at the earnest request of Mr. Relvil; and she flattered herself that, before her arrival, she should be enabled to resume those only duties which could draw her from despondence.