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postpone
verb as in put off till later time
Strong matches
Weak matches
carry forward, carry over, cool it, give a rain check, hang fire, hold off, hold over, lay over, put back, put on back burner, put on hold
Example Sentences
The group's military wing meanwhile said it would postpone the return of a hostage's body it had recovered on Tuesday due to what it called Israeli "violations".
U.S. and China officials pointed to momentum toward a trade deal that would mean the U.S. drops its additional 100% tariff threat while the Chinese postpone export controls on rare earths.
He postponed plans for a wedding ceremony this spring.
Jones then beat Stipe Miocic last November - a year after their original bout was postponed because of injury to the former champion - before refusing to commit to fighting Aspinall.
A recent string of deadly bear attacks has prompted Japanese filmmakers to postpone the release of a gory horror movie with the same theme.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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