English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition postpone in British English

postpone verb

[transitive] verb
/pəʊsˈpəʊn/
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 exam has been postponed until next Monday.

Synonyms and related words
Definition postpone in British English