postpone — to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later time
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later time
Pronunciation (IPA): /poʊstˈpoʊn/
Example Sentences
- The teacher decided to postpone the exam because half the class had food poisoning from the cafeteria's mystery meat.
- They had to postpone the outdoor concert due to the sudden thunderstorm.
- My procrastinating friend postpones everything so much that he even postponed postponing his homework.
postpone
VERB[/poʊstˈpoʊn/]
to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later time
The referee had to postpone the match when heavy rain flooded the field.
He picked up the phone, but chose to postpone the tone
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'postponere', composed of 'post' (after) and 'ponere' (to place or put). The word literally means 'to put after' or 'to place later'.
Breakdown
post- (after) + -pone (put, place) = postpone
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📝Examples
“The teacher decided to postpone the exam because half the class had food poisoning from the cafeteria's mystery meat.”
“They had to postpone the outdoor concert due to the sudden thunderstorm.”
“My procrastinating friend postpones everything so much that he even postponed postponing his homework.”
“The company postponed the product launch until they fixed the software bugs.”
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