postpone
verb
post·pone
(ˌ)pōs(t)-ˈpōn 
postponed; postponing
1
: to put off to a later time : defer
2
a
: to place later (as in a sentence) than the normal position in English
postpone an adjective
b
: to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance
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Examples of postpone in a Sentence
The baseball game was postponed until tomorrow because of rain.
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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That case was appealed to the Supreme Court, but the court declined to hear it, thereby at least postponing the day when the Supreme Court would rule on whether a charter school is a state actor or not.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Further postponing the vehicle would only add to the problem because the vehicle’s high payroll costs would just be carried forward.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
The new regulation was postponed pending legal challenges, and most market observers expect that as the commission's makeup changes under the Trump administration, the rule will be dropped.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Further postponing the vehicle would only add to the problem because the vehicle’s high payroll costs would just be carried forward.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
The new regulation was postponed pending legal challenges, and most market observers expect that as the commission's makeup changes under the Trump administration, the rule will be dropped.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Construction on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge has been postponed to allow better traffic flow for vehicles on Third Street and Central Avenue traveling toward that bridge.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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postpone
verb
post·pone
pōs(t)-ˈpōn
postponed; postponing
: to put off (as an action or event) until a later time
rain forced us to postpone the picnic
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