adjourned

[uh-jurnd] / əˈdʒɜrnd /

ADJECTIVE

deferred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed negotiated postponed

STRONG

assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed stalled temporized

WEAK

held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off

Antonyms

WEAK

advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

postponed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed suspended

STRONG

intermitted prorogued scrubbed shelved tabled withheld

WEAK

on hold put off

Example Sentences

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The short hearing was adjourned at Cambridge Crown Court and proceedings are due to resume on 28 January.

From BBC

The sentencing has been adjourned until 26 May.

From BBC

The hearing was adjourned while police continue their investigations into what happened ahead of another hearing in four months.

From BBC

Barron's sentence was adjourned to 14 July so psychiatric reports could be prepared.

From BBC

The GOP’s boycott prevented a quorum, and Senate President Rob Wagner adjourned the body until Sunday morning.

From Seattle Times