postpones; postponed; postponing
: to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead
We had to postpone our vacation. = We had to postpone going on our vacation.
The baseball game was postponed until/to tomorrow because of rain.
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“Postpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/postpone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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