postponement, deferment, deferral
(noun) act of putting off to a future time
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
(noun) time during which some action is awaited; “instant replay caused too long a delay”; “he ordered a hold in the action”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
postponement (countable and uncountable, plural postponements)
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
• cunctation, hold-up; see also delay
Source: Wiktionary
Post*pone"ment, n.
Definition: The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
