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postponement

/pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt/

US pronunciation

American sound/pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt/

pəʊstˈpəʊnmənt

Syllables: 3 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Clear final sound

pəʊst - ˈpəʊnmənt -> postponement

Myanmar meaning

(n) ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းခြင်း။

Full entry

postpone /pǝ'spǝƱn/ v~ sth (to/ until sth)

ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းသည်။ The match was postponed to the following Saturday because of bad weather. ❍ a postponed fourth-round match ❍ The exhibition has had to be postponed for two months/ indefinitely. ❍ Let's postpone making a decision until we have more information. Compare CANCEL ၁
❏ postponement n [U, C] ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းခြင်း။ Rain caused the postponement of several racemeetings. ❍ His lawyer is seeking a postponement of the hearing.

More examples

Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.
Our exam has been postponed until next Monday.

Synonyms

put off, delay, push back, rearrange, reschedule, defer, adjourn, suspend, cool it, give a rain check, hang fire, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay over, pigeonhole, prorogue, put back, put on back burner, put on hold, put on the back burner, shelve, stall, table, take a rain check on

Antonyms

advance, bring forward, carry out, continue, do, expedite, forward, further, hasten, hurry, maintain, persevere

Cross references

put off delay push back rearrange reschedule defer adjourn suspend cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off hold over hold up lay over pigeonhole prorogue put back put on back burner put on hold put on the back burner shelve stall table take a rain check on advance bring forward carry out

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