as in delayed
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as in suspended
to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postponed
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
The King and Queen were due to meet with Pope Francis as part of their Italian tour, however, Buckingham Palace announced on March 25 that the meeting had been postponed by mutual agreement due to the Catholic leader’s ongoing health concerns.
—Alina Trabattoni, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Flash forward, and the wedding has been postponed due to social distancing regulations.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Their trial, originally set for next week, has been postponed until July.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The King and Queen's itinerary in Italy was originally due to include the Holy See, the government of the Catholic Church which operates from the Vatican City State, but the plan was postponed following Pope Francis' recent health setback.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But, as time passed, Johnson and other GOP holdouts could not seem to come to a consensus regarding the resolution and the vote was ultimately postponed.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
However, shortly before the trip, the palace announced that the Holy See leg of the itinerary was postponed by mutual agreement in light of the Pope's health setback.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The fixture between the two sides had been postponed and rescheduled from March 8 following the death of Barcelona’s first-team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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It was originally supposed to go into effect in 2008, but has been repeatedly postponed, including during the pandemic.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
The King and Queen were due to meet with Pope Francis as part of their Italian tour, however, Buckingham Palace announced on March 25 that the meeting had been postponed by mutual agreement due to the Catholic leader’s ongoing health concerns.
—Alina Trabattoni, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Flash forward, and the wedding has been postponed due to social distancing regulations.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Their trial, originally set for next week, has been postponed until July.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The King and Queen's itinerary in Italy was originally due to include the Holy See, the government of the Catholic Church which operates from the Vatican City State, but the plan was postponed following Pope Francis' recent health setback.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But, as time passed, Johnson and other GOP holdouts could not seem to come to a consensus regarding the resolution and the vote was ultimately postponed.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
However, shortly before the trip, the palace announced that the Holy See leg of the itinerary was postponed by mutual agreement in light of the Pope's health setback.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The fixture between the two sides had been postponed and rescheduled from March 8 following the death of Barcelona’s first-team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Postponed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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