postponing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of delaying or putting off an action, decision, or event.

• Noun

  The state of being delayed or put off.

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Antonyms

advance , antedate , bring forward , expedite , hasten , prepone (India)

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Synonyms

defer , delay , forestay , posticipate , procrastinate , put off , put on ice , stay , suspend

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with postponing
poning , coning , joining , moaning

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Variants

List of all variants of postponing that leads to same result
postponable , postpone , postponed , postponement , postponements , postponer , postponers , postpones , postponing

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Forms

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postponed, postponing, postpones, postponed (past participle), postponement

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old French word 'postponer', meaning 'to put after' or 'to defer'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded postponement in sports history was the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, which were postponed from July 1992 to August 1992 due to the Spanish government's decision to declare the games an 'International Solidarity Olympic Games' following the breakup of Yugoslavia.

2. The word 'postponing' contains the letters 'p', 'o', 's', 't', and 'n', which appear in the order they appear in the alphabet.

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Related Concepts

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1. defer: To put off or delay until a later time.

2. procrastination: The act of delaying or postponing tasks or actions, often due to lack of motivation or fear of failure.

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Culture

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Postponing is a common occurrence in various aspects of life, such as business, education, and personal matters. In literature, postponing is often used as a theme in novels and stories to build suspense and tension. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the protagonist Jay Gatsby postpones his reunion with Daisy Buchanan due to his desire to present himself as a successful and wealthy man.

How to Memorize "postponing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock being turned backwards to represent the act of postponing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'postponing' with the image of a raincloud that keeps delaying the sunshine.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Put Off New Engagements' to remember the meaning of the word.

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