What does postpone mean?
Postpone means To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc..
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/pəʊstˈpəʊn/ · verb
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.”
Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances – in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.
Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?
Use postpone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Postpone means To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc..
Common synonyms include defer, delay, forestay, hold off.
Possible antonyms include advance, bring forward, prepone, hasten.
“[…] 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.”
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