postpone

/poʊstˈpoʊn/verb

To move an event or appointment to a later time or date.

Example sentence

“They postponed the picnic because of the rain.”

Contrast with 'cancel': a postponed event will still happen, just later. Usually followed by 'until' or 'to' a new date.

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