postpone v : hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]

English

Verb

1. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

Synonyms

• adjourn, defer, delay, put off, put on ice, suspend

Antonyms

• advance
• hasten
• prepone (India)

Translations

• Arabic:
• Chinese: 延缓 (yánhuǎn)
• Dutch: uitstellen
• Finnish: siirtää, lykätä
• French: ajourner, répousser
• German: verschieben, aufschieben
• Hungarian: elhalasztani
• Icelandic: fresta
• Italian: rimandare
• Japanese: 延期する (えんきする, enki suru)
• Korean: 연기하다 (yeongihada)
• Norwegian: utsette
• Portuguese: adiar
• Polish: odraczać
• Russian: окладывать (okládyvat’)
• Spanish: aplazar
• Swedish: uppskjuta, senarelägga
• Telugu: వాయిదావేయు (vaayidaaveayu)
• Turkish: ertelemek

adjourn, continue, dally, defer, delay, drag out, extend, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay over, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside, put aside, put away, put in mothballs, put off, put on ice, recess, reserve, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sideline, sleep on, stand over, stave off, stay, store, stow, stretch out, suspend, table, table the motion, take a recess, temporize, waive