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Meanings of
postponement
in English
Portuguese
adiamento
Catalan
pròrroga
Spanish
espera
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Time during which some action is awaited.
hold
wait
delay
deferral
deferment
time lag
Portuguese
adiamento
Portuguese
postergação
Catalan
ajornament
Spanish
postpuesto
Back to the meaning
Business or legal strategy decision.
adjournment
Portuguese
postergação
Usage of
postponement
in English
1
Windy conditions all week have forced the
postponement
of three other races.
2
The top government spokesman on Wednesday said Tokyo wasn't preparing for
postponement
.
3
Many Brexiteers worry such a
postponement
could lead to Brexit never happening.
4
For the wireless industry, the spectrum auction
postponement
was a major disappointment.
5
The
postponement
Saturday was just the third home
postponement
in Islanders history.
6
It follows the
postponement
of the address, originally scheduled for last week.
7
It slipped into a chronic condition of
postponement
;
and Mr. Maxwell died.
8
The morning sped by, due in part to several requests for
postponement
.
9
Those who had lobbied for the
postponement
welcomed the change of date.
10
Limerick GAA announced a further
postponement
just after 10am on Sunday morning.
11
The
postponement
presents another bump in climbing's long journey to the games.
12
But they stopped well short of pushing the IOC toward a
postponement
.
13
There is a mood of mind in which one likes any
postponement
.
14
The CRE approved a first six-month
postponement
that was never published officially.
15
His Lordship refuses a
postponement
;
Hohen-what's-his-name should have thought of this before.
16
This has necessitated the
postponement
of some routine surgeries in various hospitals.
Other examples for "postponement"
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About this term
postponement
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
force the postponement
further postponement
indefinite postponement
second postponement
be no postponement
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Translations for
postponement
Portuguese
adiamento
demora
pausa
postergação
Catalan
pròrroga
demora
retardament
ajornament
Spanish
espera
retraso
postpuesto
pospuesto
Postponement
through the time
Postponement
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Less common
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