postpone

Example Sentences

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But on Wednesday morning, the head of the Islamic Propaganda Co-ordination Council of Tehran province told the hardline Tasnim news agency that it had been decided to postpone the ceremony until "a more appropriate time".

From BBC

Bookings for the next few days have been cancelled across the board, while those for the coming weeks have been postponed or put on hold.

From Barron's

An AFP journalist reported a fresh explosion in the northeast of the Iranian capital, as Iran announced that Khamenei's funeral had been postponed.

From Barron's

Their December transfer was postponed, and the couple was given shifting explanations for the delay, they said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mahamed, fourth on the UK all-time list, has ignored advice to postpone his fasting while training to improve his personal best of two hours seven minutes and five seconds.

From BBC