postpone

B2 Topic:Time

US /poʊstˈpoʊn/ UK /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #9271

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verb
To move an event or activity to a later time or date.

They had to postpone the wedding because of the storm.

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1 verb · to move an event or... defer delayput offhold offsuspend

Opposites

advanceprepone

Word family

Forms postponedpostponementpostponespostponing

Derived forms postponablerepostpone

Related forms postponementpostponencepostponer

Etymology

From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

*tḱey- Proto-Indo-European postpōnō Latin

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# postpone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** poʊstˈpoʊn
**IPA (UK):** pəʊstˈpəʊn
**Frequency rank:** 9271

## Meanings
1. To move an event or activity to a later time or date.

## Examples
- They had to postpone the wedding because of the storm.

## Antonyms
- advance
- prepone

## Derived Forms
- postponable
- repostpone

## Related Forms
- postponement
- postponence
- postponer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tḱey-
- Root: postpōnō
- Affix: post- - after

## Etymology
From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

## AI Etymology
Postpone comes from Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall. The historical chain includes *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European), postpōnō (Latin). In present-day English it covers to move an event or activity to a later time or date. The wider family includes derived forms such as postponable, repostpone and related forms such as postponement, postponence, postponer.

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- Time

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