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Noun: postponement  pows(t)'pown-munt
  1. Act of putting off to a future time
    "He requested a postponement of his loan payments";
    - deferment, deferral
     
  2. Time during which some action is awaited
    "The postponement of the game lasted three hours";
    - delay, hold, time lag, wait

Derived forms: postponements

Type of: break, delay, holdup, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension

Encyclopedia: Postponement