See Also: postpone(dictionary)

postpone (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: postponere, from ponere; POSITION1]
to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later one
-synonym put back put back
-opposite bring forward bring forward
::The match had to be postponed until next week.
postpone doing sth
::They've decided to postpone having a family for a while.
::His trial has been postponed indefinitely (=no one knows when it will happen) .
-- postponement n [U and C]