as in delaying
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 postponing
Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump signed a proclamation hours before the end of 2025, postponing the tariff hikes on these items, which were originally due to take effect on Thursday.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
Production delays led the team to consider postponing the film indefinitely.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Clutter creep usually stems from habits such as setting something down temporarily or postponing putting an item away in its rightful home.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Parias, who is charged with assault on a federal officer, was still in the hospital Wednesday, postponing his first court hearing.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
As of now, the court is open to postponing the trial, but questions how long the delay should be.
—Robert Anello, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump signed a proclamation hours before the end of 2025, postponing the tariff hikes on these items, which were originally due to take effect on Thursday.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
Production delays led the team to consider postponing the film indefinitely.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Clutter creep usually stems from habits such as setting something down temporarily or postponing putting an item away in its rightful home.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Parias, who is charged with assault on a federal officer, was still in the hospital Wednesday, postponing his first court hearing.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
As of now, the court is open to postponing the trial, but questions how long the delay should be.
—Robert Anello, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postponing
Verb
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Since oxygen is the culprit, the trick to delaying the browning process is to shield the flesh from oxygen exposure.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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But a weaker-than-expected first quarterly earnings report in September was followed a week later by a testing explosion that destroyed a rocket stage — delaying an upcoming launch — and sent the company’s stock plummeting to about $20.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hoyer made amends for his quiet winter by signing Bregman and acquiring starting pitcher Edward Cabrera in the same week, and Ricketts was absolved by finally opening his wallet and deferring $70 million like a real large-market owner.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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But as IndieWire’s Ben Travers explained in his Season 2 review, the latest installments get bogged down by world-building and franchise positioning — effectively deferring emotional resolution and narrative momentum too long for a game or a TV show.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Postponing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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