Postpone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hold back to a later time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/poʊstpˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/pəʊstpˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəʊstpˈəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /poʊstpˈoʊn/.

Examples

let's postpone the exam

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set back prorogue remit put off put over table shelve hold over defer

Parts of Speech

verb	hold back to a later time “let's postpone the exam”

Word Forms

postponement	noun	act of putting off to a future time
postponer	noun	someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
prorogation	noun	discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
shelver	noun	a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves
deferment	noun	act of putting off to a future time
deferral	noun	act of putting off to a future time
putoff	noun	a pretext for delay or inaction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschieben

auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt zurückhalten

🇫🇷French

reporter

retiens-toi pour plus tard

🇪🇸Spanish

posponer

retener para un momento posterior

🇮🇹Italian

rinviare

rimandare a un momento successivo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstellen

vasthouden tot een later tijdstip

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiar

segure para um momento posterior

🇷🇺Russian

откладывать

отложим на более позднее время

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थगित करना

बाद के समय के लिए रुकें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থগিত করা

পরের সময় ধরে রাখুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திவைக்க

பிந்தைய காலத்திற்குத் தடுத்து நிறுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా వేయండి

తరువాతి సమయానికి తిరిగి పట్టుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे ढकलणे

नंतर थांबा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુલતવી રાખવું

પાછળથી સમય સુધી પકડી રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿ

ನಂತರದ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കുക

പിന്നീടുള്ള സമയത്തേക്ക് പിടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਲਤਵੀ

ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਪਸ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملتوی

بعد میں واپس رکھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推迟

留到稍后的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

延期

後で我慢する

🇰🇷Korean

연기하다

나중으로 미뤄라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoãn

hãy đợi đến lúc khác

🇹🇭Thai

เลื่อน

อดใจรอในภายหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menunda

tahan lagi di lain waktu

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagpaliban

maghintay sa ibang pagkakataon

🇲🇾Malay

menangguhkan

tahanlah nanti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يؤجل

التراجع إلى وقت لاحق

🇮🇷Persian

به تعویق انداختن

به زمان بعدی خودداری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ertelemek

daha sonraki bir zamana ertelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדחוֹת

להתאפק לזמן מאוחר יותר

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The primary meaning of 'postpone' is 'hold back to a later time'.

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Using 'postpone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'postpone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'postpone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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