postponement

/pəˈspəʊnmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /pəʊˈspəʊnmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /-mənt/ (ame, mw)

postponement — noun

  • postponementsingular
  • postponementsplural

1. the act of moving a planned event to a later time or date, or the situation of i

1.名詞B2
釋義

the act of moving a planned event to a later time or date, or the situation of its being moved later than first arranged

例句

Heavy rain forced the postponement of Saturday's baseball game in Tainan.

postponement of + event noun

Tomás apologized for the postponement of his dental appointment after his son got sick.

同義詞
  • delay

    broader and can also describe an unplanned wait, not only a deliberate decision

  • deferral

    more formal and often used for official decisions, duties, or payments

  • rescheduling

    means changing the time in general and may move something earlier as well as later

文法句型

postponement of + noun phrase

postponement until + time

announce a postponement

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' plus the event that was moved, and often by a new time expression such as 'until Friday' or 'by two days'. It sounds more formal than the verb 'postpone' and is common in announcements, news reports, and official notices.

常見錯誤

❌The postponement the concert upset fans.
✅The postponement of the concert upset fans.
💡Use 'of' to name the event that was moved to a later time.