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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 | ||
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