postponing
Putting off later
Postponing is putting something off until a later time.
You might postpone a meeting, a decision, or an unpleasant task.
The word implies intention rather than mere delay—you're actively choosing to defer: We're postponing the wedding until spring.
What gets postponed is typically rescheduled, not abandoned.
Authorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
tabling · continuance · holdup · stay · abeyance · reprieve · prorogation · extension
Delaying tactic through speech
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- temporizingDeliberately delaying decision-making
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- dilatoryCausing or tending delay
evasion · hedging · stonewalling · buying time · playing for time · delaying tactics · holding pattern · waiting game
Leisurely time-wasting
- dilly-dallyingWasting time indecisively
- foot-draggingDeliberate slowness or resistance
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- dragging one's feetIntentionally slowing progress
hesitation · time-wasting · vacillation · indecision · loafing · slacking · idleness · lethargy
Make a new reservation
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- calendarDate-tracking system
- appointmentScheduled time for something
timetable · agenda · new date · pushed back · moved back · deferred · tentative · pending
deferment
Authorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
moratorium · tabling · continuance · holdup · stay · abeyance · reprieve · prorogation · extension · deferral
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- temporizingDeliberately delaying decision-making
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
dilatory · evasion · hedging · stonewalling · buying time · playing for time · delaying tactics · holding pattern · waiting game · prevarication
dawdling
Leisurely time-wasting
- dilly-dallyingWasting time indecisively
- foot-draggingDeliberate slowness or resistance
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
dragging one's feet · hesitation · time-wasting · vacillation · indecision · loafing · slacking · idleness · lethargy · avoidance
rebook
Make a new reservation
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- calendarDate-tracking system
appointment · timetable · agenda · new date · pushed back · moved back · deferred · tentative · pending · TBD
- postponingdelaying, putting off, rescheduling, tabling, shelving
- stallingstall, stalling, delay, hesitate, procrastinate
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
- scheduling actionsbooking, reserving, rescheduling, canceling, confirming
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
postponingadvancing
Moving in forward direction
moving up · bringing forward · expediting · fast-tracking · accelerating
postponingproceeding
Act of going forward
continuing · going ahead · carrying on · pressing on · executing
postpone, postponed, postponement, postpones, deferring, postponer, postponements, postponable