postpone
Push back temporarily
To postpone is to move something to a later time: The game was postponed due to rain, Let's postpone the meeting until next week.
The word implies intention—events are postponed deliberately, not by accident.
Postpone suggests rescheduling rather than canceling entirely; the thing still happens, just not when originally planned.
Theft by threat
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- hiatusBreak in activity
- interludePause between sections
moratorium · downtime · lag · standstill · suspension · interval · break · recess
Enforced waiting period
- put offTo postpone action
- hold offDelay or resist
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
shelve · stall · adjourn · prorogue · stay · mothball · remit · respite
Linger without purpose
- dillydallyWaste time through indecision
- drag feetDeliberately delay progress
- lingerStay beyond necessity
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
tarry · hesitate · vacillate · put off · delay · avoid · neglect · defer
holdup
Theft by threat
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- hiatusBreak in activity
interlude · moratorium · downtime · lag · standstill · suspension · interval · break · recess · gap
delay
Enforced waiting period
table · shelve · stall · adjourn · prorogue · stay · mothball · remit · respite · pause
dawdle
Linger without purpose
- dillydallyWaste time through indecision
- drag feetDeliberately delay progress
- lingerStay beyond necessity
stall · tarry · hesitate · vacillate · put off · delay · avoid · neglect · defer · dither
obstruct
Block or hinder passage
stall · hold up · frustrate · thwart · hamper · interrupt · interfere · deter · curb · forestall
rebook
Make a new reservation
shift · move · change · alter · amend · revise · rejig · reallocate · reassign · reorganize
- calendar actionsschedule, reschedule, book, cancel, confirm
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, deferral, late arrival
- waitingwait, await, bide, hold on, hang on
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
- board meetingsagenda, minutes, adjourn, adjournment, chairman
- time changestime zone change, daylight saving, spring forward, fall back, reschedule
postponeadvance
Move or progress forward
prepone · bring forward · move up · expedite · accelerate
- indefinite postponementDelay lacking set endpoint
postponed, postponement, postponing, postpones, postponer, postponements, postponable