Postpone

/poʊstˈpoʊn/ verb

To postpone something is to delay it or move it to a later time or date. The event is still expected to happen, just not as originally planned.

“Postpone” comes from Latin *postponere*, from *post* (“after”) + *ponere* (“to put, place”). It literally means “to put after” in time or order.

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