Definition of Postpone

decide to have something occur at a later date than originally intended

Examples of Postpone in a sentence

I decided to postpone writing my essay until tomorrow because I was too tired to do it today.  🔊

Many schools will postpone the start of the school day if it snows hard enough to obstruct the roads.  🔊

My mom got sick the day before our vacation, so we had to postpone it until she got better.  🔊

A young kid usually wants to grow up fast, but most adults wish they could postpone getting older.  🔊

You might want to postpone playing video games until your homework is done.  🔊

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