postpones

VERB

put off till later time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend

STRONG

pigeonhole prorogue table

WEAK

cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off hold over lay over put back put on back burner put on hold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry

WEAK

carry out do maintain persevere

Example Sentences

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The plan also postpones more complex negotiations over its nuclear programme, a major sticking point for Trump.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

For the huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It postpones certain tax-filing deadlines for Americans and their spouses who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

Donald Glover, whose music alter ego is Childish Gambino, postpones the remaining dates on the North American leg of his tour to focus on his physical health.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

But the philosopher, not less than the poet, postpones the apparent order and relations of things to the empire of thought.

From Nature by Emerson, Ralph Waldo