postpone

[Post*poneĀ·]

To postpone something is to put it off until later. You can postpone an appointment today and reschedule it for tomorrow.

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To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.

Verb
hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"


v. t.
To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.

v. t.
To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.


Postpone

Post*pone" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Postponing.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.
His praise postponed, and never to be paid.
2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.
All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this.
Syn. -- To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.

To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.

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Usage Examples

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future it is something you design for the present.

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Other Usage Examples

To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.

Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we don't discuss that, because it's too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist.

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