To postpone something is to put it off until later. You can postpone an appointment today and reschedule it for tomorrow.
To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn;
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
His praise postponed, and never to be paid.2.
All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this.
To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn;
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 ExamplesTo 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.