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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The postponements are so frequent and the sums so astronomical that it’s becoming a sport among the literati to come up with new ways to make the numbers make sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
According to Bates, supply-chain problems contributed to ongoing postponements — first to 2025 and then to 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
John Rostron, chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, says there have been 30 cancellations or postponements so far this year, external but about the same number of events have started up.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
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
