postponement

post·pone  (pst-pn, ps-pn)

tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones

1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer¹.

2. To place after in importance; subordinate.

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[Latin postpnere : post-, post- + pnere, to put; see post².]

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post·pona·ble adj.

post·ponement n.

post·poner n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	postponement - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" delay, time lag, wait, hold pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan" moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
	2.	postponement - act of putting off to a future time deferment, deferral delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time adjournment - the act of postponing to another time or place

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postponement

noun delay, stay, suspension, moratorium, respite, adjournment, deferment, deferral The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held.

Translations

postponement [pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] N → aplazamiento m

postponement [pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] n → ajournement m, renvoi m

postponement

n (= act) → Verschiebung f; (= result) → Aufschub m

postponement [ˌpəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] n → rinvio

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postponement [ˌpəʊstˈpəʊnmənt] n → rinvio