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Postponing

To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

📖 Definitions of "Postponing"

verb

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To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Postponing"

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Word	Definition
deferverb	(transitive) To delay or postpone.
put offverb	(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
set backverb	(transitive) To delay or obstruct.
remitverb	(transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
put oververb	To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.
hold oververb	(intransitive) To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date.
shelveverb	(transitive) To postpone or put aside, or entirely cease dealing with (a matter for discussion, a project, etc.).
tableverb	To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
adjourned	(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
adjourningverb	(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
adjournmentnoun	The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
carry-forwardnoun	the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
carry-innoun	(chiefly attributive) A location or program to which participants bring something, such as appliances brought to a repair shop or food brought to a gathering.
carry-overnoun	the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
carryovernoun	Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
defermentnoun	An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
deferralnoun	An act of deferring, a deferment.
deferrednoun	Delayed; put off till later.
deferringnoun	deferral
delayverb	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.