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postponing

UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnɪŋ/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ/

Translations

postponingnoun
postponings
pl
The postponing of the meeting allowed the team more time to prepare.
L'ajournement de la réunion a permis à l'équipe d'avoir plus de temps pour se préparer.
Additional translations
reportEmployé surtout pour un événement ou une échéance; registre courant.
Synonyms
rescheduling
put-off
suspension
delay
deferment
postponinggerund / present participle
UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnɪŋ/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that delays or defers.
The postponing tactics irritated the negotiators.
Les tactiques retardantes ont irrité les négociateurs.
Additional translations
ajournantPlus littéraire; s'emploie surtout dans des contextes juridiques, administratifs ou formels.
Synonyms
suspending
rescheduling
deferring
delaying
temporizing
shelving
tabling
stalling
procrastinating
postponeverb

postponing

Gerund

postponed
Past Simple
postponed
Past Participle
postponing
Gerund
UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊn/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
We decided to postpone the meeting until next Tuesday.
Nous avons décidé de reporter la réunion à mardi prochain.
Additional translations
ajournerSurtout dans les contextes officiels, juridiques ou parlementaires.
différerPlus soutenu ou administratif.
Synonyms
put off
defer
suspend
reschedule
procrastinate
delay
Antonyms
advance
hasten
expedite

Definitions

postponingnoun
The act of delaying or deferring an event or action to a later time.
The postponing of the meeting allowed the team more time to prepare.
postponinggerund / present participle
That serves to delay or defer something to a later time.
The postponing tactics irritated the negotiators.
postponeverb
To delay or defer an event, action, or decision to a later time or date.
The meeting was postponed until next week due to scheduling conflicts.
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