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postponement

UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/
postponementnoun
postponements
pl
UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/
Translations
The postponement of the meeting was announced yesterday.
Отсрочка собрания была объявлена вчера.
The postponement of the concert disappointed many fans.
Перенос концерта разочаровал многих поклонников.
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Definitions
The action of delaying or deferring an event or action to a later time.
The postponement of the meeting was announced due to unforeseen circumstances.
The state or period during which something is postponed.
A brief postponement will allow us to gather more data.
A business logistics strategy in which the final manufacturing, assembly, or distribution of a product is deliberately delayed until specific customer demand is known.
The firm adopted postponement to keep inventories low and tailor products to individual orders.
Synonyms
delay
deferment
deferral
suspension
put-off
rescheduling
adjournment
postponementadjective
UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/
Used attributively before another noun to describe something related to a postponement
Definitions
Relating to or involving the act of postponing; used before a noun.
The company adopted a postponement strategy to reduce inventory costs.
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