Synonyms of postponed

postponed 1 of 3

adjective

as in delayed

Related Words

• delayed
• detained
• belated
• delinquent
• behind
• overdue
• tardy
• late
• lagging
• dragging
• latish
• dilatory
• behindhand
• unhurried
• sluggish
• laggard
• slow
• poky
• dillydallying
• dawdling
• dallying

Dissimilar Words

• premature
• early
• untimely
• timely
• opportune
• precocious
• inopportune
• unseasonable
• prompt
• seasonable
• punctual

postponed

2 of 3

adverb

as in deferred

Related Words

• delayed
• deferred
• suspended

Dissimilar Words

• afoot
• under weigh
• under way

postponed

3 of 3

verb

past tense of postpone

as in suspended

to assign to a later time

we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delayed
• deferred
• suspended
• shelved
• waited
• remitted
• hesitated
• laid over
• put off
• held over
• paused
• put over
• held off (on)
• slowed
• stayed
• held up
• prolonged
• lengthened
• extended
• detained
• stretched (out)
• retarded
• protracted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• did
• worked (on)
• decided (upon)
• acted
• dealt (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of postponed

Verb

The 31st annual mid-autumn festival in Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been postponed to next Saturday. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

The company postponed interest payments starting in 2025, signaling structural financial issues. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Glastonbury The town’s America’s 250th Birthday Bash scheduled for Saturday at Riverfront Park has been postponed. — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

That April, the Biden administration indefinitely postponed the ban, citing the vast public response — one that the Rutgers study concluded were nearly all form letters. — Jason McLure — The Examination, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Initially, the two sides agreed to transfer wartime OPCON in 2012, but then postponed the target to 2015. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

So the second conversation keeps getting postponed in favor of the first. — Ori Lev-Ran, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The 77-year-old singer also postponed two concerts earlier this year, in June, after falling ill. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

The win for West Orange sets up a key district clash next week at Edgewater, which gained an unexpected bye week when their matchup with Jones was postponed Friday. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026