postponement
Putting off action
Postponement is the act of delaying something to a later time.
Where postpone emphasizes the decision to delay, postponement names the situation that results: The postponement of the wedding disappointed everyone.
A postponement may be brief or indefinite: After several postponements, the project was finally cancelled.
Assign a different time
- rebookMake a new reservation
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- calendarDate-tracking system
- appointmentScheduled time for something
timetable · raincheck · extension · deadline · pushback · bump · slot · booking
Sustained extension forward
- stayRemain in position
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- abeyanceTemporary inactive state
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
recess · suspension · prorogue · tabling · reprieve · remission · injunction · deferral
Authorized delay of obligation
- holdupTheft by threat
- setbackReverse in progress
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- latencyDelay in system response
waiting · procrastination · stalling · dawdling · tarrying · prolongation · detention · impediment
Delaying tactic through speech
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- obstructionismDeliberate impeding of progress
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
talkathon · blocking · resistance · interference · quorum · gridlock · impasse · deadlock
Break in activity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- recessPause in activity
- interludePause between sections
interruption · halt · cessation · suspension · stoppage · respite · lull · timeout
reschedule
Assign a different time
appointment · timetable · raincheck · extension · deadline · pushback · bump · slot · booking · reservation
continuance
Sustained extension forward
- stayRemain in position
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- abeyanceTemporary inactive state
adjournment · recess · suspension · prorogue · tabling · reprieve · remission · injunction · deferral · extension
deferment
Authorized delay of obligation
latency · waiting · procrastination · stalling · dawdling · tarrying · prolongation · detention · impediment · slowdown
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- obstructionismDeliberate impeding of progress
cloture · talkathon · blocking · resistance · interference · quorum · gridlock · impasse · deadlock
hiatus
Break in activity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- recessPause in activity
interlude · interruption · halt · cessation · suspension · stoppage · respite · lull · timeout · breather
- delay tacticsstalling, delaying tactic, procrastination, deferral, buying time
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, deferral, late arrival
- disruptionsinterruption, disturbance, interference, delay, obstruction
- schedule changescancellation, delay, reschedule, date change, extension
- hesitationhesitation, pause, delay, indecision, holding back
postponementadvancement
Forward movement or promotion
bringing forward · acceleration · expedition · moving up · fast-tracking
postponementpromptness
Timeliness as habit
immediacy · speediness · hurry · urgency · punctuality
- indefinite postponementDelay lacking set endpoint