/ pəˈspəʊn; NAmE poʊˈspoʊn/ verb
postpone sth (to / until sth) to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date
SYN put off :
[ vn ]
The game has already been postponed three times.
We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
[ v -ing ]
It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
—compare cancel
► post·pone·ment noun [ U , C ]:
Riots led to the postponement of local elections.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere , from post after + ponere to place.