as in suspended
to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postponed
Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
On Friday, the Labor Department is expected release numbers on September hiring and unemployment — though the report could be postponed if a budget impasse in Congress leads to a government shutdown Wednesday.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has postponed his upcoming North American book tour due to visa issues.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Key reports that could be postponed this week include the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims and the September jobs report.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Ferguson’s children’s book, which was scheduled to be published next month, has been postponed until next year.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The team has postponed that availability indefinitely, though the GM is expected to speak some time before the end of the week.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ North American book tour for his upcoming memoir Cat On The Road to Find Out has been postponed over ongoing visa issues, the singer-songwriter announced on social media on Monday.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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After defense attorneys raised concerns about a prosecutor's comments to a local news outlet, the misdemeanor trial for CityBeat investigative news reporter Madeline Fening was postponed until early 2026.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
On Friday, the Labor Department is expected release numbers on September hiring and unemployment — though the report could be postponed if a budget impasse in Congress leads to a government shutdown Wednesday.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has postponed his upcoming North American book tour due to visa issues.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Key reports that could be postponed this week include the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims and the September jobs report.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Ferguson’s children’s book, which was scheduled to be published next month, has been postponed until next year.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The team has postponed that availability indefinitely, though the GM is expected to speak some time before the end of the week.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ North American book tour for his upcoming memoir Cat On The Road to Find Out has been postponed over ongoing visa issues, the singer-songwriter announced on social media on Monday.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postponed
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Social Security benefits, for example, are considered mandatory by law and continue, although some services may be delayed if some workers are furloughed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Democratic leaders countered that the subsidies are not a new demand but rather the continuation of a program that has helped keep record numbers of Americans insured since the pandemic – and therefore that the issue could not be delayed.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joseph VonNida deferred questions about the state’s version of that unit to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Postponed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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