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postponement

UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/

Translations

postponementnoun
postponements
pl
UK
/pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt/
US
/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/
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.
Additional translations
задержка
отложение
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

postponementnoun
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.
postponementadjective
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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