- present tense form of postpone (3rd person singular).
postpones
Example Sentences
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The legal holdup also postpones the promised cost savings and strategic moves that formed much of the financial rationale for the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The deal, set to be signed Friday, also postpones rather than resolves the conflict’s central disputes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 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
This filling-in process may and should be performed partly at least before writing, but even if the writer postpones it until he is wrestling with the problem of execution, he must remember one thing.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Robert Saunders Dowst
