postpone
verb (used with object)
to put off to a later time; defer.
postpones
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present tense formof postpone (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The deal, set to be signed Friday, also postpones rather than resolves the conflict’s central disputes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
For the huge insurer, that only postpones the pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Billy Joel postpones his tour to take a four-month break to focus on his health and recovery from an undisclosed ‘medical condition.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Perhaps, but being a wise woman, pressed always for time, she postpones her proper wash until the dirty work is done.
From A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
