postpone
gb/poʊstpˈoʊn/ us/poʊstpˈoʊn/
B1
Engelsk
~ 6900
elhalaszt, halaszt
UDSAGNSORD
B1
1
Brugsmønster:
to postpone [something] until/to [a later time]
Due to heavy snow, they decided to postpone the concert until next weekend.
A nagy havazás miatt úgy döntöttek, hogy jövő hétvégére halasztják a koncertet.
The company has postponed its plans to open a new office in Berlin.
A cég elhalasztotta a berlini új iroda megnyitására vonatkozó terveit.
We can't keep postponing this discussion; we need an answer today.
The trial was postponed after a key witness fell ill.
She asked her supervisor if she could postpone her performance review until after the project ended.
Læringseksempler
The game was postponed because of the rain.
Az eső miatt elhalasztották a meccset.
Let's postpone the meeting until next Monday.
Halasszuk el a megbeszélést jövő hétfőre.
He postponed his trip to visit his sick mother.
They postponed the exam to give students more time to study.
Typisk fejl:
Learners often confuse "postpone" with "cancel." "Postpone" means the event will still happen, but later; "cancel" means it will not happen at all. Another common mistake is using the wrong verb pattern: it is correct to say "postpone doing something" (gerund) or "postpone something," but not "postpone to do something". Also, you usually say "postpone until Friday" or "postpone to Friday," not "postpone for Friday" when you mean moving to a later date.
Betydning
Delay something to a later time
Ordforbindelser
postpone a meeting
|postpone a trip
|postpone a decision
|postpone until further notice
|postpone indefinitely
|decide to postpone
Synonymer
delay (Very close in meaning; the most general and neutral alternative.)
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put off (Common informal phrase; slightly more casual than "postpone.")
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defer (More formal and often used in official, legal, or academic contexts.)
Antonymer
bring forward (Means to move something to an earlier time, the opposite of delaying it.)
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schedule (To fix a time rather than move it later; opposite in focusing on planning rather than delaying.)
Temaer
daily_life
|business
|time_management
|government
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To decide that something will happen later than the time you first planned.
To arrange that something planned will happen at a later time or date than originally scheduled, usually because of a change in circumstances.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
postpone
IPA
GB/poʊstpˈoʊn/
US/poʊstpˈoʊn/
Stavelser og tryk
post - pone (2 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pone)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: postpone
- 3rd Person Singular: postpones
- Present Participle: postponing
- Past: postponed
Ordfamilie
Forms
postpones
verb
postponing
verb
postponed
verb
Core family
postponement
noun B2
Advanced or less common
postponable
adjective
Udtryk
postpone a decision
1/poʊstpˈoʊn ə dɪsˈɪʒən/
fixed phrase
Delay making a decision
To decide not to choose or decide now, but at a later time.
Eksempler
- The board chose to postpone a decision until they had more financial data.
- If you're not sure, it's better to postpone a decision than to rush into a bad one.
postpone the inevitable
1/poʊstpˈoʊn ðə ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase
Delay something unavoidable
To make something that must happen come later, even though you cannot stop it.
Eksempler
- Ignoring the problem will only postpone the inevitable.
- Closing a few stores may postpone the inevitable, but it will not save the failing company.
postpone until further notice
1/poʊstpˈoʊn ʌntˈɪl fˈɚðɚ nˈoʊtɪs/
fixed phrase
Delay with no new date set
To delay something and not say when it will happen in the future.
Eksempler
- All flights to the island have been postponed until further notice.
- The museum announced that the exhibition is postponed until further notice due to repair work.
postpone indefinitely
1/poʊstpˈoʊn ɪndˈɛfɪnɪtli/
fixed phrase
Delay for an unknown long time
To delay something with no plan for when, or if, it will happen.
Eksempler
- Because of budget cuts, the city postponed indefinitely its plan to build a new library.
- Due to budget cuts, the city decided to postpone indefinitely the construction of the new bridge.
- The concert was postponed indefinitely after the singer was injured.
- The conference was postponed indefinitely after the organizers lost their main sponsor.