postponement

post·pone

P0474000 (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.

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[Latin postpōnere : post-, post- + pōnere, to put; see post².]

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post·pon′a·ble adj.post·pone′ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	postponement - 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, holdpause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingextension - 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 dischargedretardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
	2.	postponement - act of putting off to a future timedeferment, deferraldelay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later timeadjournment - the act of postponing to another time or place

postponement

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

postponement

nounThe act of putting off or the condition of being put off:adjournment, deferment, deferral, delay, stay, suspension, waiver.

Translations

延期

postpone

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