postpone

Definitions

post- (after) + pone (the pōnere form, 'place') = 'to place after.' To postpone is to put an event back to a later point in time — literally setting it 'after' where it was. Here the root keeps its pon spelling.

Common Collocations

• 1.postpone indefinitely无限期推迟
• 2.postpone a meeting推迟会议
• 3.postpone until further notice延期至另行通知
• 4.postpone a decision推迟决定

Example Sentences

• 1.

  They had to postpone the wedding because of the storm.

• 2.

  The meeting has been postponed until next Monday.

• 3.

  Don't postpone the decision any longer.

Easily Confused

postpone vs delay: postpone is deliberate — you choose a later time on purpose. delay can be accidental or external (the flight was delayed by weather). You postpone a meeting; bad weather delays a flight.