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postpone

[pohst-pohn, pohs-] / poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- /


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Eurostar advised passengers to postpone their journeys on Tuesday to a later date, citing "major disruption" including severe delays and cancellations.

From Barron's

Price fluctuations are paralysing the sales of some imported goods, with both sellers and buyers preferring to postpone transactions until the outlook becomes clearer, AFP correspondents reported.

From Barron's

Price fluctuations are paralysing the sales of some imported goods, with both sellers and buyers preferring to postpone transactions until the outlook becomes clearer, AFP correspondents noted.

From Barron's

The security service directed a source to persuade her to postpone the divorce in order to gather more information on the actor, the document said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her first transfer date was postponed after a doctor said her uterus wasn’t ready, but she started hormone therapy to try again.

From The Wall Street Journal