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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pohst-pohn, pohs- |
| Phonetic Transcription : poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs- |
Definition of postponement
Origin :- 1770, from postpone + -ment.
- noun respite
- noun deferral
- We should have more revenue, and that without delay, hindrance, or postponement.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Now there was no longer a reason for postponement of a contract.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Personally he saw no necessity for postponement of the marriage.
- Extract from : « Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green » by Jerome K. Jerome
- For this reason he requested, through a friend, the postponement of the debate.
- Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
- Mrs. Lincoln was guided by these counsels, and no postponement was announced.
- Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley
- Lincoln's postponement of the issue of the proclamation was wise.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
- These men had probably met to consider the cause of this postponement.
- Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter
- I don't know that we are much the better for this postponement.
- Extract from : « A Desert Drama » by A. Conan Doyle
- Owing to the postponement of meetings and the press of duty he had not been able to do it sooner.
- Extract from : « Blue Lights » by R.M. Ballantyne
- There is a mood of mind in which one likes any postponement.
- Extract from : « The Dictator » by Justin McCarthy
Synonyms for postponement
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