Synonyms for postponement
post·pone·ment

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1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, waitnoun

   time during which some action is awaited

   "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo hold

2. postponement, deferment, deferralnoun

   act of putting off to a future time

   Synonyms:
   recess, time lag, deferral, wait, delay, deferment, hold

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Pause

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1. postponementnoun

   Synonyms:
   deferring, delay, procrastination

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1. List of paraphrases for "postponement":

   adjournment, deferral, deferment, delay, postpone, postponed, adjourn, carry-in, defer, postponing, report, reprieve, delaying, carry-over, delayed, carry-forward, carryover, procrastination, deferred, extension, suspension

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How to use postponement in a sentence?

1. Christian Prudhomme:

   We started to talk about a postponement to the local politicians as soon as March 18 - a day after France was put in lockdown - and all of them were on board, everyone in the world of cycling supported the idea, even those who usually don't like us. Some teams said they would have to close down without the Tour in 2020.

2. Isabelle McLemore:

   Our athletes played a critical role in our decision to request the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games.

3. Chris Williamson:

   July saw a dramatic deterioration in the economy, the downturn, whether manifesting itself in order book cancellations, a lack of new orders or the postponement or halting of projects, was most commonly attributed in one way or another to Brexit.

4. Prime Minister Evans Paul:

   We are in the middle of a series of negotiations, president (Michel) Martelly and I have been talking about the possibility of considering a postponement of Sunday's election.

5. John Coates:

   We will be exploring all opportunities to optimise and streamline the scope and service levels at the Games, and reduce the costs that have been caused by the postponement, all of the athletes services will remain the same but there must be other areas of hosting a Games that we can look at and decide what are the must-haves and what are the nice-to-haves.