postponement

Everyday

A postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life sports matches, trips and parties have a postponement because of rain or illness; in stories it shows waiting or disappointment. Phrases: a postponement due to rain, announce a postponement.

Examples

• The match had a postponement because of snow. tree →
• We were sad about the postponement of sports day. tree →
• The postponement was only for one week. tree →
• Rain caused another postponement. tree →
• The school announced a postponement of the trip. tree →
• The postponement of the concert gave us more time to practise. tree →

Note

From the verb «postpone» (postpone, postpones, postponed). A postponement is not a cancellation: the event still happens, later. Countable.