POSTPONEMENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • act of putting off to a future time
   Synonym(s)
   • deferment (what does deferment mean?)
   • deferral (what does deferral mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) postponement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adjournment (what does adjournment mean?)
   • prorogation (what does prorogation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
2. Meaning
   • time during which some action is awaited
   Synonym(s)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • time lag (what does time lag mean?)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • instant replay caused too long a delay
   • he ordered a hold in the action
   Hypernyms(s) postponement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   • intermission (what does intermission mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • interruption (what does interruption mean?)
   • suspension (what does suspension mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • extension (what does extension mean?)
   • moratorium (what does moratorium mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   • hold off (what does hold off mean?)
   • hold back (what does hold back mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)