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postpone
verb as in put off till later time
Strong matches
Weak matches
carry forward, carry over, cool it, give a rain check, hang fire, hold off, hold over, lay over, put back, put on back burner, put on hold
Example Sentences
On Saturday, the WHO and other UN agencies set out to administer vaccines in Gaza City, after being forced to postpone the rollout in the north of the territory last month because of Israeli bombardment, mass displacement and lack of access.
An interview with F1 president Stefano Domenicali straight after qualifying, in which he was explaining the decision to postpone the session until Sunday, was interrupted by Lewis Hamilton, who said: “I want to go out. If you give us better wet tyres we’d be able to go out in this.”
However, it faced calls to postpone the proposals - with the early finish on a Friday described as "yet another headache" for families by the union Unison.
Israel’s decision not to hit Iran’s most valuable assets might, perhaps, give Tehran the chance to postpone a response, at least long enough for diplomats to do their work.
Doctors ordered him not to sing for a week, forcing him to postpone several shows.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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