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Meanings of postpone in English

Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar

To delay or put off an event or an appointment.

Euphemism for "ignore", that is, postpone until the hell freezes over.

To put off until a later time.

Usage of postpone in English
1
The escalating crisis prompted Nigeria to postpone its Feb. 14 presidential election.
Reuters
2
May has asked EU leaders to postpone Britain's exit until June 30.
Reuters
3
It may be best to postpone certain talks and discussions for today!
The South African
4
Blomkvist thought hard: what to say to prevent or postpone his execution.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
5
The decision to postpone the election for a month had been right.
A journey: my political life
6
Did Prince Charles's letter lead Tony Blair to postpone herbal medicines law?
The Guardian
7
Low clouds forced Nasa to postpone Endeavour's first launch attempt yesterday morning.
The Irish Times
8
The National Parents Council called on the ASTI to postpone its action.
The Irish Times
9
Yet he seems determined to postpone the moment of admitting as much.
The Guardian
10
If you need to postpone something, make sure you return to it.
The South African
11
Deferred compensation plans allow employees to postpone taking some of their pay.
Reuters
12
It may be best to postpone certain decisions, as and where applicable!
The South African
13
Why not postpone tax cuts until all wrong has been put right?
The Irish Times
14
If it does not impact the relationship just postpone it, it said.
Reuters
15
We decided to postpone all league and cup games for a week.
The Guardian
16
He might postpone the fatal day; his purse was not yet empty.
Our Friend the Charlatan
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Spanish
aplazar
Postpone through the time
Postpone across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
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