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postponement

/ postponement /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
act of putting off to a future time
Type of:
delay holdup
Kinds of:
adjournment prorogation
Derived:
postpone prorogue hold over put over table
noun Sense 2
time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"
"he ordered a hold in the action"
Type of:
pause intermission break
Kinds of:
extension moratorium retardation
Derived:
wait hold off hold back hold halt
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
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delay holdup adjournment prorogation pause intermission break extension moratorium retardation