English noun: postponement | |||
1. | postponement (time) time during which some action is awaited | ||
Samples | Instant replay caused too long a delay. He ordered a hold in the action. | ||
Synonyms | delay, hold, time lag, wait | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | extension, moratorium, retardation | ||
2. | postponement (act) act of putting off to a future time | ||
Synonyms | deferment, deferral | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay, holdup | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjournment | ||