postpone

Example Sentences

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said "following legal advice" the government had "withdrawn its original decision to postpone 30 local elections in May".

From BBC

The court didn’t address a question that may arise later: Did the law postpone all deadlines until July 2023 or suspend them to dates beyond that?

From The Wall Street Journal

In a message to participants seen by AFP, organizers said they were postponing the annual event, scheduled to take place from February 24-27, but did not give a new date.

From Barron's

The organising committee of the Festival del Habano announced on Saturday that this year's event - which was due to take place over five days in late February - would be postponed until further notice.

From BBC

But that just means that the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts will be postponed for a couple of months, says Andrew Szczurowski, a strategic income portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

From Barron's