OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 16716

postpone

/poʊstˈpoʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aplazar • atrasar • perecear • posponer • postergar • postponer
To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances – in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions…
“[…] 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…