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  1. POSTPONEMENT definition: 1. a delay to an event because someone plans or decides that it should happen at a later date or…. Learn more.

  2. Postponement definition: the act of putting something off to a later time; deferral. See examples of POSTPONEMENT used in a sentence.

  3. POSTPONEMENT meaning: 1. a delay to an event because someone plans or decides that it should happen at a later date or…. Learn more.

  4. When you delay something until a later time or date, that's a postponement. If a trial lawyer doesn't have all the information she needs, she may ask the judge for a postponement until the following week.

  5. : 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.

  6. to 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 ill. Synonyms. defer. put something off. Opposite. bring something forward mainly UK. Compare. prorogue specialized. shelve.

  7. Define postponement. postponement synonyms, postponement pronunciation, postponement translation, English dictionary definition of postponement. tr.v. post·poned , post·pon·ing , post·pones 1. To cause or arrange for to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to...