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Bookmark or Share- POSTPONE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time: They decided to postpone their holiday until next year. [ + -ing verb ] We've had to postpone go ing to France because the children are sick. Synonyms. defer. put something off. Opposite. bring something forward mainly UK. Compare. prorogue specialized. shelve.
- POSTPONEMENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionarya delay to an event because someone plans or decides that it should happen at a later date or time: We were disappointed by yet another postponement of our trip. Fog forced a postponement of the planned 9 a. m. takeoff. See. postpone. Fewer examples. His lawyers requested a postponement of his trial.
- Postpone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to put off to a later time : defer. 2. a. : to place later (as in a sentence) than the normal position in English. postpone an adjective. b. : to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance. postponable. (ˌ)pōs (t)-ˈpō-nə-bəl. adjective. postponement. (ˌ)pōs (t)-ˈpōn-mənt. noun. postponer noun. Synonyms. defer. delay.
- POSTPONE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comverb (used with object) , post·poned, post·pon·ing. to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare. postpone. / pəʊstˈpəʊn; pəˈspəʊn / verb. to put off or delay until a future time.
- POSTPONEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarya delay to an event because someone plans or decides that it should happen at a later date or time: We were disappointed by yet another postponement of our trip. Fog forced a postponement of the planned 9 am takeoff. See. postpone. Fewer examples. His lawyers requested a postponement of his trial.
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