post·pone 
/ˌpoʊstˈpoʊn/ verb
post·pones; post·poned; post·pon·ing /ˌpoʊstˈpoʊn/ verb [+ obj] : to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead
▪ We had to postpone our vacation. = We had to postpone going on our vacation. ▪ The baseball game was postponed until/to tomorrow because of rain.
▪ We had to postpone our vacation. = We had to postpone going on our vacation. ▪ The baseball game was postponed until/to tomorrow because of rain.
— post·pone·ment /ˌpoʊstˈpoʊnmənt/ noun, plural post·pone·ments
[count] ▪ After many postponements, the wedding finally took place. [noncount] ▪ The rain caused postponement of the baseball game.
/ˌpoʊstˈpoʊnmənt/ noun, plural post·pone·ments [count] ▪ After many postponements, the wedding finally took place. [noncount] ▪ The rain caused postponement of the baseball game.
