postpone
verb (used with object)
to put off to a later time; defer.
are postponing
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present progressiveof postpone.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To survive, 46% of nonprofit leaders surveyed are postponing staff raises and freezing hiring, 44% are drawing from their reserves and 34% are reducing programming or services.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Economic concerns and trade disputes have led many corporate chiefs to say they are postponing hiring decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Brand's management said in a statement, "We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don't like doing it — but we know you'll understand."
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
So they are postponing the trip until in November or December giving them time to put a bit more in the "honeymoon pot".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
Love affairs are plentiful, but the ladies are postponing all engagements till their lovers have fought the Yankees.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
