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Noun: postponement  powst'pownmunt
  1. Time during which some action is awaited
    - delay, hold, time lag, wait
     
  2. Act of putting off to a future time
    - deferment, deferral

Derived forms: postponements

See also: postpone

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

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