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Definition postpone in American English

postpone verb

[transitive] verb
/poʊsˈpoʊn/
1

to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time

Example

Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday's game.

Example

Our test has been postponed until next Monday.

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Definition postpone in American English