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Postponement

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding. countable, uncountable

    "The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began."

  2. 2
    act of putting off to a future time wordnet
  3. 3
    time during which some action is awaited wordnet

Etymology

From postpone + -ment.

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