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postponement

DEFINITIONS OF: postponement

1

n act of putting off to a future time

Synonyms:
deferment, deferral
Types:
adjournment
the act of postponing to another time or place
Type of:
delay, holdup
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

n time during which some action is awaited

Synonyms:
delay, hold, time lag, wait
Types:
extension
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
moratorium
a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
retardation
the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Type of:
break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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