Postpone
/poʊstˈpoʊn/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
"“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”"
- 2 hold back to a later time wordnet
- 3 To place after in order; to deem less important. obsolete
"Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?"
Example
More examples"For the moment, we want to postpone making a decision."
Etymology
From Latin postpōnō (“I put after; I postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“I put; I place”), compare forestall.