Definitions for postponement
post·pone·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, waitnoun

   time during which some action is awaited

   "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

2. postponement, deferment, deferralnoun

   act of putting off to a future time

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postponementnoun

   A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

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1. postponement

   Postponement is the act or process of delaying or rescheduling something to occur at a later date or time. It generally involves moving an event, action, or decision from its originally planned time to a future time due to a specific reason or circumstance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Postponementnoun

   the act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postponement

   The father of failure.

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Pause

How to pronounce postponement?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say postponement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of postponement in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of postponement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of postponement in a Sentence

1. Idayat Hassan:

   Logistics weren't properly managed despite the postponement of the polls.

2. Haavard Nilsson:

   There is no incentive for shareholders to lock in their shares until the very last moment, so the postponement was expected.

3. Hope Solo:

   I have contacted the Hall of Fame and respectfully requested a postponement of my Hall of Fame induction ceremony to 2023, i will be voluntarily entering an in-patient alcohol treatment program to address my challenges with alcohol. At this time, my energies and focus are totally directed to my health, healing and taking care of my family. I want to thank the Hall of Fame for their support and for understanding my decision.

4. Jose Ortega y Gasset:

   We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness it is always urgent, 'here and now,' without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.

5. Philip Hynes:

   This is the next significant miscalculation. The next will be barring certain candidates from running in District Council elections. Both will nicely inflame tensions and increase protests and actions, as that happens, the prospects for the third pending calamity will rise exponentially, postponement of District Council elections. Then it will descend into sustained chaos.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=postponement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Postponement
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postponement
5. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=postponement