postponing
- present participle of postpone.
Example Sentences
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Motoring group the RAC has said drivers whose cars don't have effective air conditioning should "strongly consider" postponing non-essential journeys until the weather warnings are lifted.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Critics say it’s just postponing coal’s inevitable demise.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
But only hours before the scheduled ceremony, he announced he was postponing the executive order because he did not want to take away America’s competitive advantage over China and other countries.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
To survive, 46% of nonprofit leaders surveyed are postponing staff raises and freezing hiring, 44% are drawing from their reserves and 34% are reducing programming or services.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
All he was doing was postponing the inevitable, not that he knew what the inevitable would be.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
