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Meanings of postponement in English

Portuguese
adiamento
Catalan
pròrroga
Spanish
espera

Time during which some action is awaited.

      adiamento
      Portuguese
      postergação
      Catalan
      ajornament
      Spanish
      postpuesto

      Business or legal strategy decision.

            postergação
            Usage of postponement in English
            1
            Windy conditions all week have forced the postponement of three other races.
            Reuters
            2
            The top government spokesman on Wednesday said Tokyo wasn't preparing for postponement.
            Radio NZ
            3
            Many Brexiteers worry such a postponement could lead to Brexit never happening.
            Reuters
            4
            For the wireless industry, the spectrum auction postponement was a major disappointment.
            Wired
            5
            The postponement Saturday was just the third home postponement in Islanders history.
            Reuters
            6
            It follows the postponement of the address, originally scheduled for last week.
            The South African
            7
            It slipped into a chronic condition of postponement; and Mr. Maxwell died.
            The Street Called Straight
            8
            The morning sped by, due in part to several requests for postponement.
            Afternoon delight
            9
            Those who had lobbied for the postponement welcomed the change of date.
            Reuters
            10
            Limerick GAA announced a further postponement just after 10am on Sunday morning.
            The Irish Times
            11
            The postponement presents another bump in climbing's long journey to the games.
            Climbing Magazine
            12
            But they stopped well short of pushing the IOC toward a postponement.
            The Guardian
            13
            There is a mood of mind in which one likes any postponement.
            The Dictator
            14
            The CRE approved a first six-month postponement that was never published officially.
            Reuters
            15
            His Lordship refuses a postponement; Hohen-what's-his-name should have thought of this before.
            Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919
            16
            This has necessitated the postponement of some routine surgeries in various hospitals.
            The Irish Times
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            South Africa
            Common
            Ireland
            Common
            New Zealand
            Less common
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