postponement
noun
the act of putting something off to a later time; deferral.
postponements
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pluralof postponement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But delays and postponements could also mean transport plans may be disrupted, with matches finishing late into the night with hotel bookings also impacted.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Gadd’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer” hadn’t premiered when the nine-month, five-round search for young Niall and Ruben started, with the success of Gadd’s Emmy-winning Netflix series contributing to various postponements on “Half Man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The case has been closely monitored by human rights groups including Amal Clooney's Clooney Foundation for Justice, which in October questioned the lengthy detainment, citing "repeated postponements and slow progress".
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
After recent emergencies, EMD handled recovery duties “on an ad hoc basis,” yielding “delays, postponements and possible denial of disaster relief funds,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
The other war, the bloody one of twenty years, did not cause them as much damage as the corrosive war of eternal postponements.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
