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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