Postponement is an English word with synonyms like delay or deferral. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Postponement in a sentence
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Postponement meaning
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
Synonyms of Postponement
Using Postponement
- The main meaning on this page is: A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
- Useful related words include: delay, deferral, deferment, suspension.
- In the example corpus, postponement often appears in combinations such as: the postponement, postponement of, for postponement.
Context around Postponement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Postponement
- In this selection, "postponement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, due stand out and add context to how "postponement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the postponement of the and after a postponement the tie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "postponement" sits close to words such as agile, bismarck and brunt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with postponement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
African National Congress (ANC) MP Hope Papo proposed a postponement. (10 words)
Mahomed granted the postponement to 26 May as requested by Mpofu. (11 words)
Meanwhile the commission does not give any postponement of the election date. (12 words)
Although drummer Travis Barker hurt a finger earlier this year, forcing the postponement of the band’s tour, “there was no sign of injury here — his playing felt crisp and precise, and the band felt tight and rehearsed,” the review adds. (41 words)
The French Presidency confirmed the postponement of what would have been the first state visit of the King’s reign and Downing Street later said Mr Macron had asked the British Government to postpone the trip. (36 words)
It came later for me because I intended to marry at a particular age but situations beyond my control, economic instability and all that contributed to the postponement of my desire to get married. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In any event, a motion calling for postponement of LGE will have to find its way to parliament in order for a postponement to be legally endorsed.
The negative ripple effect of the postponement is frightening so much so that its hard to appreciate the need for the postponement in the first place.
African National Congress (ANC) MP Hope Papo proposed a postponement.
After a postponement, the tie went ahead on a Tuesday night in late January and the Black and Whites won 2-1 to book a fourth round trip to Ayr United.
Although drummer Travis Barker hurt a finger earlier this year, forcing the postponement of the band’s tour, “there was no sign of injury here — his playing felt crisp and precise, and the band felt tight and rehearsed,” the review adds.
A statement signed by the Acting Clerk of the House, Ibrahim Musa, indicates that the postponement was because of security advice issued to the Governor Abdullahi Sule.
Barnes suggested that Bayless did seem more concerned about the postponement of the game, and that his comment was “blatant disrespect” to Hamlin.
Better late than never, the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys got underway on Friday night from downtown Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, after six months of postponement due to the Hollywood strikes.
December’s strikes saw the postponement of almost 30,000 acute appointments and operations, hampering efforts to reduce waiting lists, which stand at 7.2million.
Earlier in the day, the armed standoff led to the postponement of the annual Downtown St. John's Christmas Parade.
However, the postponement of Fylde’s last home fixture against Hull prompted a rethink on plans to give the players a break.
It came later for me because I intended to marry at a particular age but situations beyond my control, economic instability and all that contributed to the postponement of my desire to get married.
Mahomed granted the postponement to 26 May as requested by Mpofu.
Meanwhile the commission does not give any postponement of the election date.
Producers of the new TV series have announced a postponement of the show’s Gala World Premiere originally slated for Monday September 25 at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.
That race also appears set to face either delays or postponement and would have faced similar issues should a storm have popped up late Sunday afternoon.
The former prime minister recounted how she was told of a worsening situation on September 7 – with the postponement of a Privy Council.
The four governors also called for the postponement of the barangay elections scheduled on Oct. 30 this year until the decommissioning is completed.
The French Presidency confirmed the postponement of what would have been the first state visit of the King’s reign and Downing Street later said Mr Macron had asked the British Government to postpone the trip.
The play’s postponement is not on the meeting’s official agenda.
Common combinations with postponement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the postponement 110×
- postponement of 98×
- for postponement 17×
- postponement to 8×
- postponement was 7×
- postponement or 6×
- postponement is 5×
- postponement and 5×
- or postponement 4×
- postponement comes 4×