Postpone

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Full definition of postpone

Verb

1. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
• 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 7, “… Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”

Synonyms

• adjourn, defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend

Antonyms

• advance
• hasten
• prepone (India)