as in to defer
to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postpone
That goal has now been postponed—for now, at least—with the car maker continuing to produce internal-combustion-engine iterations, with no official date for an all-electric version on the horizon.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Extending them would only postpone the exchanges’ collapse and put taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars more in healthcare spending.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Charles and Camilla were supposed to pay a state visit to the Vatican in early April, but the trip was postponed over Pope Francis’ poor health.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, eight days after Apple postponed The Savant, FBI director Kash Patel shuttered the very real (though, secretive) program — a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — on which the series (and the Cosmopolitan story) is based.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Extending them would only postpone the exchanges’ collapse and put taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars more in healthcare spending.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Charles and Camilla were supposed to pay a state visit to the Vatican in early April, but the trip was postponed over Pope Francis’ poor health.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, eight days after Apple postponed The Savant, FBI director Kash Patel shuttered the very real (though, secretive) program — a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — on which the series (and the Cosmopolitan story) is based.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postpone
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Both sides gave positive signals after trade talks over the weekend, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting Beijing would defer its controls on rare earths, while the US would pull back its 100% tariff threat and extend an earlier tariff truce.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Trail Blazers deferred comment to the NBA and announced that an assistant coach, Tiago Splitter, would assume head coaching responsibilities.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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A day earlier, flights were delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Postpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postpone. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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