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单词 postponement
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Definition of postponement in English:

postponement

noun pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)ntpoʊstˈpoʊnmənt
mass noun
  • The action of postponing something; deferral.

    the postponement of the elections
    count noun after repeated postponements, Berlin's new Jewish Museum is officially open
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a way, this can be expected with the number of delays, postponements and redesigns the game went through.
    • It is important to note that the postponements or adjournments were all with the consent of the appellant, as we have already observed.
    • These factors can easily lead to delays or postponements that simply don't happen with other clients.
    • And every day we read about delays, postponements, difficulties in the trial, terrible security problems.
    • The delays and postponements could have affected our team in a bad way.
    Synonyms
    deferral, deferment, delay, putting off/back, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving, suspension
    stay, respite
    Law moratorium
    North American Law continuance
    rare put-off

Definition of postponement in US English:

postponement

nounpoʊstˈpoʊnməntpōstˈpōnmənt
  • The action of postponing something; deferral.

    the postponement of the elections
    after repeated postponements, the new museum is officially open
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These factors can easily lead to delays or postponements that simply don't happen with other clients.
    • In a way, this can be expected with the number of delays, postponements and redesigns the game went through.
    • And every day we read about delays, postponements, difficulties in the trial, terrible security problems.
    • The delays and postponements could have affected our team in a bad way.
    • It is important to note that the postponements or adjournments were all with the consent of the appellant, as we have already observed.
    Synonyms
    deferral, deferment, delay, putting back, putting off, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving, suspension
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