Meaning & use
postpone
To delay an event or action until a later time.
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The organizers decided to postpone the outdoor concert because of the storm warning.
She postponed her dentist appointment until well after her vacation.
A note on using this word
Followed by a noun or gerund, not an infinitive: 'postpone leaving,' never 'postpone to leave.'
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