Meanings
plural postponements
- countableuncountableA delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
2 more examples
The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development.
1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4The NBA postponed the Lakers' game against the Clippers two days Kobe's death^([sic]) — the first time an NBA game has been postponed for any reason since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing led to the postponement of a Celtics game.
2021, Chas Newkey Burden, The Little Book of Kobe: In His Own Words, page 181Synonyms: cunctation, hold-up
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
More synonyms by meaning
nountime during which some action is awaited
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀναβολή
- ἀναβολή (anabolḗ)the state of being adjourned
Bulgarian отлагане
- отлагане (otlagane)the state of being adjourned
Catalan postergació, ajornament
- postergacióthe state of being adjourned
- ajornamentthe state of being adjourned
Chinese Mandarin 推遲 /推迟, 延緩 /延缓
- 推遲 /推迟 (tuīchí)the state of being adjourned
- 延緩 /延缓 (yánhuǎn)the state of being adjourned
- 延期 (yánqī)the state of being adjourned
French ajournement
- ajournementthe state of being adjourned
German Aufschub, Verschiebung
- Aufschubthe state of being adjourned
- Verschiebungthe state of being adjourned
Hindi स्थगन
- स्थगन (sthagan)the state of being adjourned
Indonesian penundaan
- penundaanthe state of being adjourned
Japanese 延期
- 延期 (enki)the state of being adjourned
Māori tinakutanga, pāuhunga
- tinakutangathe state of being adjourned
- pāuhungathe state of being adjourned
Norwegian Bokmål ajournement, utsettelse
- ajournementthe state of being adjourned
- utsettelsethe state of being adjourned
- utsetningthe state of being adjourned
- utsettingthe state of being adjourned
Romanian amânare
- amânarethe state of being adjourned
Russian отсро́чка, откла́дывание
- отсро́чка (otsróčka)the state of being adjourned
- откла́дывание (otkládyvanije)the state of being adjourned
- заде́ржка (zadéržka)the state of being adjourned
Spanish postposición, posposición
- postposiciónthe state of being adjourned
- posposiciónthe state of being adjourned
Swahili uahirishaji
- uahirishajithe state of being adjourned
Ukrainian відклада́ння
- відклада́ння (vidkladánnja)the state of being adjourned
Cite this entry
postponement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postponement
“postponement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postponement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postponement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postponement.
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