Definition of postpone in English:

postpone

verb pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnpəˈspəʊn

[with object]

Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
the visit had to be postponed for some time
with present participle he postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile the council is planning to postpone the introduction of recycling schemes for flats.
- The game was postponed as a mark of respect.
- If millions of postal votes have to be verified, postponing the forming of a new government - so be it.
- Worries about crime led councillors to postpone a decision on a leisure trail on a former railway.
- Since I actually don't know what that course is about, just who takes it, I am postponing decisions.
- You observe and store up what you need, but you know, always, that you're escaping something, postponing the inevitable.
- For her, she says, having a baby in her 30s was less about postponing a family for her career than meeting the right person.
- Most of them keep on postponing their preparations till the last day.
- They keep postponing it, and even their promises are not being fulfilled.
- Just don't mess around with postponing elections on the basis of technological quibbles.
- One, I think the risk of postponing them is greater than the risk of having them, but it's going to be a close call.
- She requires several more surgeries but they have been indefinitely postponed due to financial constraints.
- Why has every single, even remotely, controversial decision been postponed until October?
- The Prime Minister postponing the announcement of the election for 24 hours was a good one as well.
- To my surprise she now seemed to believe my problems and was considering postponing my death sentence.
- The men's court hearing was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday.
- Lawyers have another two hours to file briefs for and against postponing the October 7 recall.
- Yet all this is merely postponing the inevitable.
- As she waits on the mainland for the arrival of her fiancé, the fog rolls in, postponing any traffic to or from the island that evening.
- Meetings have been postponed for the summer months.
Synonyms
put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over/off, carry over, reschedule, adjourn, stay, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball
North American put over, table, take a rain check on
North American Law continue
informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage
rare remit, respite

Derivatives

postponable

adjective pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnəb(ə)lpəˈspəʊnəb(ə)l

Increasingly, the kinds of memory problems that have long been seen as inevitable with age are now thought to be avoidable - or at least postponable.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, there is the Treasury pressure, acute at the moment, to look critically at all avoidable or postponable expenditure (there is a war, of uncertain scope and duration, to be paid for).
- The Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that 80 per cent of health related conditions in old age are preventable or postponable if corrected in time.

postponer

noun

So I say to my fellow postponers - be proud, be productive, be a procrastinator!
Example sentencesExamples
- This suggests that the postponers intend to work, but somehow get sidetracked.
- The postponers are those who refuse to make a decision, allowing relationships, professional commitments and finally nature to make the choice for them.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin postponere, from post 'after' + ponere 'to place'.

positive from Late Middle English:
At the core of positive is the idea of placing something firmly, and the ultimate source is Latin ponere ‘to place’. In the 14th century the English word was used to refer to laws as being formally laid down. From this developed the more general meaning ‘explicitly laid down and admitting no question’ (as in proof positive), and later ‘very sure, convinced’. Position (Late Middle English) comes from the same root, as does postpone (late 15th century) literally ‘place after’. See also compost, post

Definition of postpone in US English:

postpone

verb

[with object]

Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
the visit had to be postponed for some time
with present participle the judge postponed sentencing a former government spokesman for fraud
Example sentencesExamples
- She requires several more surgeries but they have been indefinitely postponed due to financial constraints.
- If millions of postal votes have to be verified, postponing the forming of a new government - so be it.
- Meetings have been postponed for the summer months.
- The Prime Minister postponing the announcement of the election for 24 hours was a good one as well.
- For her, she says, having a baby in her 30s was less about postponing a family for her career than meeting the right person.
- Since I actually don't know what that course is about, just who takes it, I am postponing decisions.
- Why has every single, even remotely, controversial decision been postponed until October?
- They keep postponing it, and even their promises are not being fulfilled.
- Worries about crime led councillors to postpone a decision on a leisure trail on a former railway.
- Meanwhile the council is planning to postpone the introduction of recycling schemes for flats.
- One, I think the risk of postponing them is greater than the risk of having them, but it's going to be a close call.
- To my surprise she now seemed to believe my problems and was considering postponing my death sentence.
- Yet all this is merely postponing the inevitable.
- Most of them keep on postponing their preparations till the last day.
- Just don't mess around with postponing elections on the basis of technological quibbles.
- Lawyers have another two hours to file briefs for and against postponing the October 7 recall.
- The game was postponed as a mark of respect.
- The men's court hearing was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday.
- As she waits on the mainland for the arrival of her fiancé, the fog rolls in, postponing any traffic to or from the island that evening.
- You observe and store up what you need, but you know, always, that you're escaping something, postponing the inevitable.
Synonyms
put off, delay, defer, put back, hold off, hold over, carry over, reschedule, adjourn, stay, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.

单词	postpone
释义	Definition of postpone in English: postpone verb pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnpəˈspəʊn [with object] Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. the visit had to be postponed for some time with present participle he postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile the council is planning to postpone the introduction of recycling schemes for flats. The game was postponed as a mark of respect. If millions of postal votes have to be verified, postponing the forming of a new government - so be it. Worries about crime led councillors to postpone a decision on a leisure trail on a former railway. Since I actually don't know what that course is about, just who takes it, I am postponing decisions. You observe and store up what you need, but you know, always, that you're escaping something, postponing the inevitable. For her, she says, having a baby in her 30s was less about postponing a family for her career than meeting the right person. Most of them keep on postponing their preparations till the last day. They keep postponing it, and even their promises are not being fulfilled. Just don't mess around with postponing elections on the basis of technological quibbles. One, I think the risk of postponing them is greater than the risk of having them, but it's going to be a close call. She requires several more surgeries but they have been indefinitely postponed due to financial constraints. Why has every single, even remotely, controversial decision been postponed until October? The Prime Minister postponing the announcement of the election for 24 hours was a good one as well. To my surprise she now seemed to believe my problems and was considering postponing my death sentence. The men's court hearing was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday. Lawyers have another two hours to file briefs for and against postponing the October 7 recall. Yet all this is merely postponing the inevitable. As she waits on the mainland for the arrival of her fiancé, the fog rolls in, postponing any traffic to or from the island that evening. Meetings have been postponed for the summer months. Synonyms put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over/off, carry over, reschedule, adjourn, stay, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball North American put over, table, take a rain check on North American Law continue informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage rare remit, respite Derivatives postponable adjective pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnəb(ə)lpəˈspəʊnəb(ə)l Increasingly, the kinds of memory problems that have long been seen as inevitable with age are now thought to be avoidable - or at least postponable. Example sentencesExamples In addition, there is the Treasury pressure, acute at the moment, to look critically at all avoidable or postponable expenditure (there is a war, of uncertain scope and duration, to be paid for). The Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that 80 per cent of health related conditions in old age are preventable or postponable if corrected in time. postponer noun So I say to my fellow postponers - be proud, be productive, be a procrastinator! Example sentencesExamples This suggests that the postponers intend to work, but somehow get sidetracked. The postponers are those who refuse to make a decision, allowing relationships, professional commitments and finally nature to make the choice for them. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin postponere, from post 'after' + ponere 'to place'. positive from Late Middle English: At the core of positive is the idea of placing something firmly, and the ultimate source is Latin ponere ‘to place’. In the 14th century the English word was used to refer to laws as being formally laid down. From this developed the more general meaning ‘explicitly laid down and admitting no question’ (as in proof positive), and later ‘very sure, convinced’. Position (Late Middle English) comes from the same root, as does postpone (late 15th century) literally ‘place after’. See also compost, post Definition of postpone in US English: postpone verb [with object] Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. the visit had to be postponed for some time with present participle the judge postponed sentencing a former government spokesman for fraud Example sentencesExamples She requires several more surgeries but they have been indefinitely postponed due to financial constraints. If millions of postal votes have to be verified, postponing the forming of a new government - so be it. Meetings have been postponed for the summer months. The Prime Minister postponing the announcement of the election for 24 hours was a good one as well. For her, she says, having a baby in her 30s was less about postponing a family for her career than meeting the right person. Since I actually don't know what that course is about, just who takes it, I am postponing decisions. Why has every single, even remotely, controversial decision been postponed until October? They keep postponing it, and even their promises are not being fulfilled. Worries about crime led councillors to postpone a decision on a leisure trail on a former railway. Meanwhile the council is planning to postpone the introduction of recycling schemes for flats. One, I think the risk of postponing them is greater than the risk of having them, but it's going to be a close call. To my surprise she now seemed to believe my problems and was considering postponing my death sentence. Yet all this is merely postponing the inevitable. Most of them keep on postponing their preparations till the last day. Just don't mess around with postponing elections on the basis of technological quibbles. Lawyers have another two hours to file briefs for and against postponing the October 7 recall. The game was postponed as a mark of respect. The men's court hearing was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday. As she waits on the mainland for the arrival of her fiancé, the fog rolls in, postponing any traffic to or from the island that evening. You observe and store up what you need, but you know, always, that you're escaping something, postponing the inevitable. Synonyms put off, delay, defer, put back, hold off, hold over, carry over, reschedule, adjourn, stay, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball Origin Late 15th century: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.
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