postpone

[US]/pəˈspəʊn/
[UK]/poʊˈspoʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.to delay or defer an event or action
vi.to be delayed or to occur later than planned

Example Sentences

be postponed for an hour

postpone sending an answer

There seems no reason to postpone it.

the project was postponed because the computer crashed.

the judge said that he was not mindful to postpone the eviction again.

the visit had to be postponed for some time.

the club's excursion was postponed at the request of some of the members.

The meeting has been postponed to Friday.

The ball game was postponed because of rain.

At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.

It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days.

They postponed leaving because of the weather.

We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th.

He took up the position that the meeting should be postponed to next week.

The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.

If pharmacological method had not been introduced to the study of vinca rosea, the discovery of vincaleukoblastine would have been postponed by many years.

The mother postponed all other business to the task of smoothing her crying child.

And this change is from east to west in Inner Mongolia.The climate warming postponed frostless period,decreased snow,hailstone,thunderstorm,gale and day count of dust storm,increased rainfall.

Real-world Examples

The Tokyo Olympics has been postponed because of the pandemic.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2020

So what? We file a motion to postpone?

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Yes, could you ask him if we can postpone Wednesday's meeting?

Source: Cambridge BEC Intermediate Listening Past Papers (Volume 2)

All further Quidditch training and matches are to be postponed.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

It can cause major events to be postponed.

Source: VOA Special March 2020 Collection

In other districts, outdoor activities have been postponed.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2023 Compilation

So " put off" means " postpone" and " call off" means " cancel" .

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

And the election for that position has been postponed.

Source: AP Listening October 2015 Collection

At least 15 other states have also postponed their primaries.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2020

And now it's been postponed indefinitely.

Source: NPR News July 2019 Collection

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