- present tense form of postpone (3rd person singular).
postpones
Example Sentences
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“Nor does it suggest that the Executive Branch has any constitutional or statutory authority to implement the President’s directives. Instead, today’s decision merely postpones adjudication of those challenges.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
This condition has its advantages; very particularly that it postpones, or averts, family introductions.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
