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postpone

2 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, postpone means delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

Meanings of postpone

3 meanings

verb

  1. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

  2. Hold back to a later time

    “let's postpone the exam”

    Similar: prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteTo place after in order; to deem less important.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: hold back to a later time
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