postpone
verb
1 postpone
Hold back to a later time:
— Let's postpone the exam.
synonyms: defer, hold over, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table.
Roget 133:
be late
etc.
adj.;
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
linger,
loiter;
bide one's time,
take one's time;
gain time;
hang fire;
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend;
table [Parl.];
shift off,
stave off;
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn;
procrastinate;
dally;
prolong,
protract;
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out;
prorogue;
keep back;
tide over;
push to the last,
drive to the last;
let the matter stand over;
reserve
etc.
(store)
636;
temporize;
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135;
be kept waiting,
dance attendance;
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels;
faire antichambre [Fr.];
wait impatiently;
await
etc.
(expect)
507;
sit up,
sit up at night.
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Dutch: aanhouden, opschuiven, temporiseren, uitstellen, verschuiven, vertragen
Moby thesaurus: adjourn, continue, dally, defer, delay, drag out, extend, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay over, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside, put aside, put away, put in mothballs, put off, put on ice, recess, reserve, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sideline, sleep on, stand over, stave off, stay, store, stow, stretch out, suspend, table, table the motion, take a recess, temporize, waive ... show more.
postponed
adjective
Roget 133:
late,
tardy,
slow,
behindhand,
serotine†,
belated,
postliminious†,
posthumous,
backward,
unpunctual,
untimely;
delayed,
postponed;
dilatory
etc.
(slow)
275;
delayed
etc.
v.;
in abeyance.
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