postpone
- To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- (obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.
Opposite of
advance, hasten, prepone, antedate, bring forward, expedite
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
Etymology
From Latin postpōnō (“I put after; I postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“I put; I place”), compare forestall.
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