postpone

Tuesday is Bastille Day and in some cities they have decided to postpone some fireworks.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Self-employed people might postpone year-end invoicing to the following year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

The band added that “after careful consideration,” it had decided to postpone its Philadelphia show that night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“I know it’s a pain, but postpone your trip to another time, and then when you’re on board, adhere to what the cruise ship staff is telling you about personal hygiene.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Like Washington, he saw Jay’s Treaty as a shrewd if bittersweet bargain designed to postpone war with England for perhaps a generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Plus, Trump postpones AI order, and ‘The Sound of Music’ is the secret to U.S.-China diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

With ex-husband Brandon Blackstock ill, Clarkson postpones the balance of her August residency dates in Las Vegas so she can be ‘fully present’ for her kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

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

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024

It postpones it, I say, but does not destroy it.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

Lee denied the accusation and demanded the meeting be postponed.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

The French president had postponed announcing the date of his visit until his plane landed on Monday, for security reasons.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Richie then postponed his following concerts at Chicago’s United Center and the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Some artists have for various reasons canceled or postponed tours this year, and fans have noted the prevalence of empty seats at venues and on seating charts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

He showed such a convincing decision that the plan was postponed for an indefinite date.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Patel family waited another month before they could cremate her remains, postponing Ashok's last rites so they could be done together.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

But only hours before the scheduled ceremony, he announced he was postponing the executive order because he did not want to take away America’s competitive advantage over China and other countries.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

This month, city officials declined to sign off on even the scaled-back ban -- postponing the decision to June and throwing its planned July 1 implementation into question.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

The budget gym operator added fewer members in the March quarter than it did a year earlier, and now it’s postponing plans to charge more for some memberships.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker