postponement

[ pohst-pohn-muhnt, pohs- ]
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noun
  1. the act of putting something off to a later time; deferral: Taking your sick or injured pet to the veterinarian should be prompt, as any postponement can lead to ongoing medical issues.

  2. the act of placing a thing below something else in importance or after something else in sequence (now used most often in grammar): Historically, inheritance laws tended toward a postponement of the claims of female kin to those of male kin.In English, the end position in a sentence is normally reserved for the key point, so postponement of an element is a way of emphasizing it.

Origin of postponement

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Other words from postponement

  • non·post·pone·ment, noun
  • self-post·pone·ment, noun

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