postpone

verb
UK: /pəʊˈspəʊn/
US: /poʊˈspoʊn/

  1. To decide that something will be done at a later time.

    1. Let's postpone the meeting until next week.
    2. The game was postponed because of bad weather so we will postpone our picnic too.

Synonyms

reschedule defer delay adjourn put off
postpone transitive-verb

  1. To delay an event; put off until a later time or date.

    1. They had to postpone their trip.
    2. Due to the strike, we must postpone delivery of the materials at once.
postpone noun

  1. An instance of putting something off until a later time.

    1. There was a postpone of the game due to rain.
    2. The postpone of the trial was granted by the judge so prepare for delay.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "postpone" is /pəʊˈspəʊn/ in British English and /poʊˈspoʊn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "postpone": reschedule, defer, delay, adjourn, put off.

Example usage of "postpone": "Let's postpone the meeting until next week.". More examples on the page.