Wondering how to use Postpone in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as prorogue or remit.
Postpone in a sentence
Related words
Postpone meaning
- To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- To place after in order; to deem less important.
Using Postpone
- The main meaning on this page is: To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. | To place after in order; to deem less important.
- Useful related words include: prorogue, put off, remit, defer.
- In the example corpus, postpone often appears in combinations such as: to postpone, postpone the, postpone their.
Context around Postpone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Postpone
- In this selection, "postpone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, noticeably, action, newsam and monday stand out and add context to how "postpone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agreed to postpone action until and decided to postpone the stray. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "postpone" sits close to words such as abrams, affirmed and altar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with postpone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Evers, unsuccessfully, tried to postpone the election. (7 words)
He hopes to postpone the honeymoon until November. (8 words)
Commuters were urged to postpone their travel plans and expect lengthy delays on Friday morning. (15 words)
Also, before writing this column, I agreed to join a letter with other Members of Congress to urge the EPA and Army Corps to rescind the rule and postpone any subsequent agency action until the Sackett decision is announced by the Supreme Court. (43 words)
Fighting everything to get better for my shows this week but I can’t fight myself no matter how hard I try hate to postpone but all purchased tickets are valid for the new dates which will be communicated in no time. (42 words)
A study previously published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that people who postpone their sleep to binge-watch reported more fatigue, more symptoms of insomnia, poorer sleep quality and greater alertness prior to going to sleep. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A decision to play the game would have forced the league to postpone the start of the playoffs by one week, the NFL release explained, affecting all 14 clubs that qualify.
After hearing presentations at the Feb. 27 regular meeting, the Princeton City Council agreed to postpone action until their next meeting to allow time to.
Also, before writing this column, I agreed to join a letter with other Members of Congress to urge the EPA and Army Corps to rescind the rule and postpone any subsequent agency action until the Sackett decision is announced by the Supreme Court.
A Mint spokesperson said: “We have taken the difficult decision to postpone Newsam Park Festival until 2024.
Andrew Barroway, who was arrested by Aspen police March 23 at a downtown hotel, received a judge’s permission to postpone Monday’s appearance until later this month.
As a result, the competent authority has decided to postpone the stray vacancy round of Postgraduate counselling 2023.
A study previously published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that people who postpone their sleep to binge-watch reported more fatigue, more symptoms of insomnia, poorer sleep quality and greater alertness prior to going to sleep.
Ayodele said that some people are ready to sabotage the process in some parts of the country and the electoral body, therefore, must postpone the already scheduled poll.
But Avea suffered a back injury that forced him to miss the 2021-22 season and postpone his senior year.
But the rescheduled July 1 date has been deemed too soon for the 34-year-old to return to the ring with a decision made to postpone the fight for a second time.
Commuters were urged to postpone their travel plans and expect lengthy delays on Friday morning.
Energy bills, and what can be done to reduce them, were yet again front-page news this week as pressure mounted on the government to postpone a looming cut in support for households.
Evers, unsuccessfully, tried to postpone the election.
Fighting everything to get better for my shows this week but I can’t fight myself no matter how hard I try hate to postpone but all purchased tickets are valid for the new dates which will be communicated in no time.
Germany is joined by Italy, Poland and Bulgaria, and the opposition prompted the Swedish Council presidency to postpone a vote by EU ministers that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
Gurman doesn’t seem convinced, saying, “As of right now, the one-week stoppage probably won’t noticeably postpone the ultimate release of the software.
He hopes to postpone the honeymoon until November.
Homeownership rates declined to a 20-year low in 2021, and potential buyers might still be inclined to postpone ownership plans due to ongoing inflation and out-of-reach home prices.
If the risk is too great, liver transplant programs can either reject the patient or postpone the surgery until the patient receives care to improve their health.
In addition, MPs decided to postpone voting on a government bill providing for the creation of special-jurisdiction courts to fast-track foreclosure disputes, concerning mortgaged primary residences of a value up to €350,000.
Common combinations with postpone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to postpone 148×
- postpone the 67×
- postpone their 19×
- postpone its 8×
- and postpone 7×
- or postpone 7×
- postpone or 6×
- postpone her 5×
- postpone his 4×
- postpone this 4×