postponement


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post·pone

 (pōst-pōn′, pōs-pōn′)
tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones
1. To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen. See Synonyms at defer1.
2. To postpose.
[Latin postpōnere : post-, post- + pōnere, to put; see post2.]
post·pon′a·ble adj.
post·pone′ment n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.postponement - time during which some action is awaitedpostponement - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
delay, time lag, wait, hold
pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"
moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
2.postponement - act of putting off to a future time
deferment, deferral
delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
adjournment - the act of postponing to another time or place
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postponement

noun delay, stay, suspension, moratorium, respite, adjournment, deferment, deferral The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held.
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postponement

noun
The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:
adjournment, deferment, deferral, delay, stay, suspension, waiver.
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Translations
تأجيل
odklad
udsættelseudskydelse
frestun
odlog
erteleme

postponement

[pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] N → aplazamiento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

postponement

[pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] n → ajournement m, renvoi m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

postponement

n (= act) → Verschiebung f; (= result) → Aufschub m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

postponement

[ˌpəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] n → rinvio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

postpone

(pəsˈpəun) verb
to cancel until a future time. The football match has been postponed (till tomorrow).
postˈponement noun
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