Definition of Postpone

Postpone

To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.

To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.

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Postpone Quotations

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Jim Rohn

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
Anais Nin

Trips to the dentist - I like to postpone that kind of thing.
Johnny Depp

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.
Tertullian

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
Horace

It's just a campy blast. I just want to do as little as I can and make it good, and try not to sell out. I'm sure I will, but I'm just trying to postpone it.
David Spade

If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.
Alfred P. Sloan

Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we don't discuss that, because it's too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist.
Jane Campion

The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone.
Michael D. Higgins

Should we freeze or postpone prospective tax cuts and avoid any new tax cuts until we are sure we have the money to pay for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq.
Tim Russert

To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.
David Joseph Schwartz

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Postpone Translations

postpone in Dutch is uitstellen, verdagen, aanhouden
postpone in French is suspendre, ajournez, repousser, retarder, ajourner
postpone in German is verschieben
postpone in Latin is profero, differo
postpone in Spanish is aplzar, posponer

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