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Postpone (Verb)

Meaning

Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

  • The company decided to postpone the launch of the new product due to technical issues.
  • The concert had to be postponed until next month because of the bad weather forecast.
  • Let's postpone the meeting until next week when all members are available.
  • Due to financial constraints, the family had to postpone their dream vacation to a later date.
  • The event organizers were forced to postpone the festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Synonyms

  • Defer
  • Set Back
  • Put Off
  • Table
  • Shelve
  • Remit
  • Prorogue
  • Hold Over
  • Put Over

Hyponyms

  • Respite

Related Words

  • Postponer (noun)
  • Postponement (noun)
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