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
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic What To Know On September 3, Gaga posted that the performance had been postponed and cited medical advice.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Following their engagement, Pegula and Gahagen were supposed to wed in October 2020, but the ceremony had to be postponed due to the pandemic.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Events including a free open-air concert have been postponed, the city’s cultural board said on social media.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
A day before news of Blackstock's death became public, Clarkson announced on social media that the August dates of her Las Vegas residency would be postponed due to a family matter.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Sadly, the Games that were slated for 2020 were postponed until 2021 due to Covid, while Japan’s borders remained closed until October 2022.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Along with the group’s North American concerts, their shows in South America have also been postponed and will be rescheduled when Jones fully recovers.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Chen postponed the terminations, but the Supreme Court reversed him without explanation, which is common in emergency appeals.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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McCaffrey’s weekly media session, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic What To Know On September 3, Gaga posted that the performance had been postponed and cited medical advice.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Following their engagement, Pegula and Gahagen were supposed to wed in October 2020, but the ceremony had to be postponed due to the pandemic.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Events including a free open-air concert have been postponed, the city’s cultural board said on social media.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
A day before news of Blackstock's death became public, Clarkson announced on social media that the August dates of her Las Vegas residency would be postponed due to a family matter.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Sadly, the Games that were slated for 2020 were postponed until 2021 due to Covid, while Japan’s borders remained closed until October 2022.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Along with the group’s North American concerts, their shows in South America have also been postponed and will be rescheduled when Jones fully recovers.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Chen postponed the terminations, but the Supreme Court reversed him without explanation, which is common in emergency appeals.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postponed
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Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Chargers won the coin-toss, deferred and kicked to the Chiefs.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a brief exchange with reporters before departing Miami for Mexico City, Rubio deferred questions about the specifics of the strike to the Pentagon.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Postponed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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