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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postpones

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 insurer, that only postpones the pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Billy Joel postpones his tour to take a four-month break to focus on his health and recovery from an undisclosed ‘medical condition.’

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

And when more advanced, how busy is its little soul while it makes no noise, and postpones its play for the sake of the baby.

From Household Education by Harriet Martineau