postpone

Universal Words verb ~ sth (to / until sth) to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date: [VN] The game has already been postponed three times. * We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. * They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date. * [V-ing] It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital. compareCANCEL postponement noun [U,C]: Riots led to the postponement of local elections.