Postponing

Synonyms for "postponing" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
delaydelay habitdelaying
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (8)

Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries

More specific

17 entries
administrative postponementbudget decision postponementcalendar postponementchronic postponementdata collection postponementdeadline postponementdeliberate deferralexperiment postponementfield study postponementhabitual procrastinationindefinite postponementlab experiment postponementmeeting postponementoccasional deferralpolicy postponementregulatory postponement

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Collocations

8 entries
indefinite postponingpostponing deadlinespostponing decisionspostponing experimentspostponing implementationpostponing meetingspostponing proceedingspostponing trials

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He said they were postponing it.

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Tom couldn't persuade his classmates to change their minds about postponing the dance.

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Tom is always postponing things.

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By postponing what you have to do, you run the risk of never being able to do it.

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