American English pronunciation

How to pronounce postponed

IPA transcription: [poʊst'poʊnd]

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Verb

Usage examples

  • In the face of Japanese expansion in China, however, ending the system was postponed.
  • The prosecution has been postponed.
  • Vanessa postponed taking her children to the doctor.
  • As a result, the concerts had to be postponed and changed to another venue.
  • Exchange could be postponed, but only through specialised government commissions.
  • Due to this, the film and its soundtrack were postponed for three weeks.
  • Lexie gets cold feet on the day of the wedding, which is postponed indefinitely.
  • Thus, meaning is forever "deferred" or postponed through an endless chain of signifiers.
  • Plans for further operations were postponed or cancelled.
  • After the date was postponed, the event is finally cancelled.