as in to defer
to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postpone
American firms have already begun canceling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down as a result of the tariff war.
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Zeke Miller, Time, 7 May 2025
That response was enough to give the judge pause and postpone the rest of the hearing until May 21.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
There is always the possibility that Clanton will follow the same path as Sargent and postpone his PGA Tour membership for a year, in order to play his senior year with de Seminoles.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
It will either get postponed, or prepare for the entire group not to make it out of the groupchat.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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Zeke Miller, Time, 7 May 2025
That response was enough to give the judge pause and postpone the rest of the hearing until May 21.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
There is always the possibility that Clanton will follow the same path as Sargent and postpone his PGA Tour membership for a year, in order to play his senior year with de Seminoles.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
It will either get postponed, or prepare for the entire group not to make it out of the groupchat.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postpone
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And when Ohtani became a free agent, Moreno could have said yes to the same terms the Dodgers did — 10 years, $700 million, with all but $20 million deferred.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Commissioners deferred the vote on the plan to June 9 over landscaping concerns.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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Early morning flights are typically the least likely to be canceled or delayed, and taking nonstop flights whenever possible reduces your chances of an issue during your journey.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The board also leaves out other considerations that people have for delaying or not having children: the environmental crisis, for one example.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Postpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postpone. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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