Synonyms for postponement
post·pone·ment

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1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, waitnoun

   time during which some action is awaited

   "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo hold

2. postponement, deferment, deferralnoun

   act of putting off to a future time

   Synonyms:
   recess, time lag, deferral, wait, delay, deferment, hold

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Pause

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1. postponementnoun

   Synonyms:
   deferring, delay, procrastination

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1. List of paraphrases for "postponement":

   adjournment, deferral, deferment, delay, postpone, postponed, adjourn, carry-in, defer, postponing, report, reprieve, delaying, carry-over, delayed, carry-forward, carryover, procrastination, deferred, extension, suspension

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How to use postponement in a sentence?

1. Hope Solo:

   I have contacted the Hall of Fame and respectfully requested a postponement of my Hall of Fame induction ceremony to 2023, i will be voluntarily entering an in-patient alcohol treatment program to address my challenges with alcohol. At this time, my energies and focus are totally directed to my health, healing and taking care of my family. I want to thank the Hall of Fame for their support and for understanding my decision.

2. Walden Bello:

   Postponement is an option for Manny if he wants to continue running for Senator.

3. Norman O. Brown:

   The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

4. Prince Abdulaziz:

   The potential impact of current cuts in expenditure on future oil supplies is both substantial and long-lasting, non-OPEC supply is expected to fall in 2016, only one year after the deep cuts in investment. Beyond 2016, the fall in non-OPEC supply is likely to accelerate, as the cancellation and postponement of projects will start feeding into future supplies, and the impact of previous record investments on oil output starts to fade away.

5. Gretchen Livingston:

   Clearly, there is postponement, now, will all the women who've been postponing birth... ultimately catch up on their fertility ? I'm not sure.