verb
postpone
poh-SPOHN/pəʊˈspəʊn/
Put off until a later time.
The event marker moves to a later date to postpone the event.
Etymology
“After” and “put” give the image of placing something later in an order. Applied to time, this means moving an event or task to a later point rather than carrying it out now.
In context
He felt very old and tired, and his temples were throbbing with a bad nervous headache. He therefore decided to postpone his visit to Austin Turold until later.
More examples
- We postponed the meeting until Friday.
- She keeps postponing her dentist appointment.
- The repairs cannot be postponed much longer.
Forms
postpone · postpones · postponed · postponing
postponement noun — a delay to a later time