postpone

Example Sentences

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The net effect is that 21% of the respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The government initially allowed 30 councils to postpone their elections, in order to deliver a major reorganisation of local government.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"President Xi understood that it's very important for the president to be here throughout these combat operations right now. He understood obviously the request to postpone and accepted it."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The war is set to postpone Qatar’s North Field expansion, highlighting LNG infrastructure’s unique fragility and repair difficulty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

By mid-April, Westerberg was both shorthanded and very busy, so he asked McCandless to postpone his departure and work a week or two longer.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer