Postpone

/pəʊstˈpəʊn/

Meaning & Definition

verb
To delay or defer an event or appointment to a later time.
The meeting has been postponed until next week.
To put off an action or decision.
They decided to postpone the decision until they had more information.
To arrange for something to happen at a later time.
We will need to postpone the wedding due to unforeseen circumstances.
To suspend or cancel a scheduled event.
The concert was postponed because of the bad weather.

Etymology

From the Latin 'postponere', meaning 'to put after'

Common Phrases and Expressions

postpone until further notice:
To delay an action or decision indefinitely.
postpone a decision:
To delay making a judgment or choice.
postpone indefinitely:
To delay with no set new date.

Related Words

Slang Meanings

Push it back
Let's push it back to next week.
Put it on the back burner
We need to put this on the back burner for now.