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    postponement
    /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the action of postponing something; deferral: "the organizers have announced the postponement of the race"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSTPONEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Postponement is a noun that means a delay to an event because someone plans or decides that it should happen at a later date or time. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of postponement with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › postponementPOSTPONEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOSTPONEMENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › postponePostpone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : 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. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › postponementPostponement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSTPONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Postpone means to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time. Learn how to use postpone in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and compare with related words like cancel, call off, and scrap.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSTPONEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Postponement is the act of delaying or arranging for an event to take place later than planned. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of postponement with examples from Collins Dictionary.