postponement

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun time during which some action is awaited
  2. noun act of putting off to a future time

Etymology

From postpone + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

delay, hold, time lag, wait

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