postponement
/pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The action of postponing something; deferral: the postponement of the elections [count noun]: after repeated postponements, Berlin’s new Jewish Museum is officially open...
- And every day we read about delays, postponements, difficulties in the trial, terrible security problems.
- The delays and postponements could have affected our team in a bad way.
- It is important to note that the postponements or adjournments were all with the consent of the appellant, as we have already observed.
Synonyms
deferral, deferment, delay, putting off/back, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving, suspension;
stay, respite;
Law moratorium;
North American Law continuance
rare put-off