Postponement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

time during which some action is awaited

act of putting off to a future time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/poʊstpˈoʊnmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pəʊstpˈəʊnmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəʊstpˈəʊnmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /poʊstpˈoʊnmənt/.

Examples

instant replay caused too long a delay
he ordered a hold in the action

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deferment hold time lag delay deferral wait

Parts of Speech

noun	time during which some action is awaited “instant replay caused too long a delay”
noun	act of putting off to a future time

Word Forms

delay	verb	slow the growth or development of
hold	verb	stop dealing with
wait	verb	wait before acting
postpone	verb	hold back to a later time
defer	verb	hold back to a later time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschiebung

Zeit, in der auf eine Aktion gewartet wird

🇫🇷French

report

temps pendant lequel une action est attendue

🇪🇸Spanish

aplazamiento

tiempo durante el cual se espera alguna acción

🇮🇹Italian

rinvio

tempo durante il quale si attende qualche azione

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstel

Tijd waarin op enige actie wordt gewacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiamento

tempo durante o qual alguma ação é aguardada

🇷🇺Russian

отсрочка

время, в течение которого ожидается какое-либо действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थगन

वह समय जिसके दौरान कुछ कार्रवाई की प्रतीक्षा की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থগিত

সময় যার মধ্যে কিছু পদক্ষেপ প্রতীক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திவைப்பு

சில செயல்கள் காத்திருக்கும் நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా

కొంత చర్య కోసం వేచి ఉన్న సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे ढकलणे

वेळ ज्या दरम्यान काही कारवाईची प्रतीक्षा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુલતવી

સમય કે જે દરમિયાન કેટલીક કાર્યવાહીની રાહ જોવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കൽ

ചില പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾക്കായി കാത്തിരിക്കുന്ന സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਲਤਵੀ

ਸਮਾਂ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੁਝ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملتوی

وہ وقت جس کے دوران کچھ کارروائی کا انتظار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推迟

等待某些操作的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

延期

何らかのアクションが待機される時間

🇰🇷Korean

연기

어떤 행동을 기다리는 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trì hoãn

thời gian trong đó một số hành động được chờ đợi

🇹🇭Thai

การเลื่อนออกไป

เวลาที่รอการดำเนินการบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

waktu di mana beberapa tindakan ditunggu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliban

panahon kung saan naghihintay ng ilang aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

penangguhan

masa di mana beberapa tindakan ditunggu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأجيل

الوقت الذي يتم خلاله انتظار بعض الإجراءات

🇮🇷Persian

به تعویق انداختن

زمانی که در طی آن برخی اقدامات در انتظار است

🇹🇷Turkish

erteleme

bazı eylemlerin beklendiği zaman

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיָה

זמן שבמהלכו ממתינים לפעולה כלשהי

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