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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 Social Security Administration incentivizes beneficiaries to postpone claiming for as long as up to age 70 by offering delayed credits for any time after a person’s Full Retirement Age, or FRA.
The Dorsey at Eagle Rock game was postponed until Monday because of a power failure at Eagle Rock.
Camp Flog Gnaw is being postponed because of the rain in Los Angeles.
That’s a far cry from just four years ago, when the pandemic forced ceremonies to postpone and shuffle dates, and the Grammys thought nothing of landing on the SAG Awards’ original date.
Little projects postponed for years—closing a checking account, updating a will—become approachable when you’ve got a squad.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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