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POSTPONEMENT
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
Etymology
Noun
postponement (countable and uncountable, plural postponements)
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
Synonyms
• 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
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