postponed; postponing
Definition of postpone
1
: to put off to a later time : defer
2a
: to place later (as in a sentence) than the normal position in English
postpone an adjective
b
: to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance
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The first known use of postpone was in the 15th century
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