postpone

tr.v., -poned, -pon·ing, -pones.

1. To delay until a future time; put off. See synonyms at defer¹.
2. To place after in importance; subordinate.

[Latin postpōnere : post-, post- + pōnere, to put; see post².]

postponable post·pon'a·ble adj.
postponement post·pone'ment n.
postponer post·pon'er n.

verb

To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer¹, delay, hold off, hold up, remit, shelve, stay¹, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. Idioms: put on ice. See do/not do.

v

Definition: put off till later time
Antonyms: bring forward, carry out, continue, do, expedite, forward, maintain, persevere

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IN BRIEF: To put off until later; delay.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. — Jim Rohn

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udskyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstellen, verzetten

Français (French)
v. tr. - reporter, remettre

idioms:

• postpone the evil day    reporter le jour fatal
• postpone the evil hour    reporter le moment fatal

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufschieben, verschieben

idioms:

• postpone the evil day    etwas Unangenehmes auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt festlegen
• postpone the evil hour    etwas Unangenehmes auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt festlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναβάλλω, μεταθέτω χρονικά

Italiano (Italian)
rinviare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adiar

Русский (Russian)
откладывать, переносить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - posponer, aplazar, postergar

idioms:

• postpone the evil day    posponer el día maldito
• postpone the evil hour    posponer la hora maldita

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skjuta upp, bordlägga, låta stå tillbaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推迟, 延迟, 使延期

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推遲, 延遲, 使延期

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연기하다, 차 위에 두다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 延期する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤجل, يرجيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחה, השהה‬

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