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• n  time during which some action is awaited
• n  act of putting off to a future time

• Target, for one, has announced its postponement of plans for a previously announced store.
• When a postponement was required, the government granted it without public debate.
• Those advocating postponement insist that going ahead on January 30 will mean proceeding without Iraq's Sunni population, for whom the outcome will then be delegitimized and on .

• delay
• hold
• time lag
• wait
• deferment
• deferral

News & Articles

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• Crew-Fire US Open Cup match postponed by weather
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) -- Severe weather in the Chicago area forced postponement of the U.S. Open Cup match between Chicago and Columbus on Wednesday night.
  June 13, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• US Open Cup: Match postponement could mean lineup changes for Columbus Crew
  The weather-related postponement of Wednesday's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup fourth-round match could force Columbus Crew head coach Robert Warzycha to adjust his lineup on the fly when they face the Chicago Fire in Thursday's rescheduled match (1 pm ET).
  June 12, 2013 - MLS via Yahoo! Sports
• NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE AND POSTPONEMENT
  NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE   THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT … The post NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE AND POSTPONEMENT appeared first on Sun Patriot .
  June 12, 2013 - Waconia Patriot

Quotes

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• Jimmy Page in Reuters UK
  I am disappointed that we are forced to postpone the concert by two weeks,said Page, 63. "We feel that this postponement will enable my injury to properly heal and permit us to perform at the level that both the band and our fans have...
• Nawaz Sharif in 940 News
  We will agitate,Sharif told The Associated Press on Monday. "We will not accept this postponement."
• David Miliband in Guardian Unlimited
  If the elections can go ahead in a safe way next week, then obviously they should,Miliband told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. "If they can't, they should only be delayed to another date - we can't have an indefinite postponement."