postpone
verb (used with object)
to put off to a later time; defer.
postponed
Example Sentences
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Eberl added that Bayern had considered asking for Sunday's Bundesliga game at Freiburg to be postponed, but believed the best tonic for Kompany would be to "play and be successful".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I would have said the NFL probably could have postponed that match.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The game was one of many across the Southland delayed or postponed by lightning, particularly in Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
And a Halloween family fun day at Dean Park Castle and Country Park in Kilmarnock, scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed due to the weather warning.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Lee requests that the attack be postponed until Grant can be located.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
