postpone in English

verb
1
cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
the visit had to be postponed for some time
synonyms:put off/backdelaydeferrescheduleadjournshelveput overtake a rain check onput on iceput on the back burnerremit
verb

Use "postpone" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "postpone" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "postpone", or refer to the context using the word "postpone" in the English Dictionary.

1. We should postpone it.

2. It won't hurt to postpone the meeting.

3. I figured you might postpone it.

4. China agreed to indefinitely postpone implementation of the policy.

5. I, for one, would prefer to postpone the meeting.

6. He decided to postpone thinking about it.

7. We ended up having to postpone our vacation.

8. They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

9. Lacking money, they had to postpone their plan.

10. 11 We cannot postpone deciding what we really want.

11. Let's postpone making adecision until we have more information.

12. There was no alternative but to postpone having our family.

13. I'd postpone it, but the airline schedule doesn't work out.

14. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline.

15. The committee judged it advisable to postpone the meeting.

16. We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.

17. The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.

18. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.

19. True, one can not postpone an operation for acute appendicitis.

20. Bronzed and Blushed was the best part of having to postpone my wedding

21. All models show it will postpone warming for about six years in 2100.

22. I've got rather a full week next week - could we postpone our meeting?

23. 24 The election commission might postpone the election until these questions are clarified.

24. If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week.

25. A few technical glitches forced us to postpone the demonstration.

26. They've decided to postpone having a family for a while.

27. The attempts to postpone this reconversion are termed evolutionnatural selection.

28. I need to postpone the vote until we get it back.

29. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.

30. It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.

31. They sportingly agreed to postpone the race until our boat was repaired.

32. All right, what's so important that I had to postpone my nap?

33. 10 Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.

34. The commander decided to postpone the big push until the spring.

35. It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days.

36. "EXO, Block B, Apink, MBLAQ, BoA, and more postpone promotional activities".

37. This lukewarm response resulted in John II deciding to postpone his pilgrimage.

38. 15 If the slide continues, mission managers could postpone deployment until Sunday.

39. Artaxerxes was compelled to retreat and postpone his plans to reconquer Egypt.

40. 25 Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.

41. They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.

42. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who postpone their own salvation in order to help all sentient beings

43. ‘Cowards’: Anti-maskers berate Androscoggin commissioners who vote to postpone action on resolution

44. The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.

45. However, Warner Bros. decided to postpone the film's release date to May 10, 2013.

46. The loss of these barges may have contributed to Hitler's decision to postpone Operation Sea Lion indefinitely.

47. The company has decided to postpone its flotation on the stock market until next year.

48. Ahhas been the great misfortune of our Alsace always to postpone its lessons until to - morrow.

49. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future. It is something you design for the present.

50. The borrower decided to postpone the transaction until market conditions improved , that person said in October , Bloomberg reported .