Used in a Sentence

postpone

How to use postpone in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for postpone.

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Can’t we postpone all this crap 70 hours and go on what will then be definitive facts?

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of postpone gathered in one view.

verb

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for postpone.

verb

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

Example sentences

1

Can’t we postpone all this crap 70 hours and go on what will then be definitive facts?

2

You can resume drinking to postpone the symptoms, but they will always arrive, and the further you push it out, the worse it gets.

3

Leave yourself a small mess to clean up, or some simple and finite wrapup task that you can afford to postpone. Bonus points if it's going to be fun or interesting to work on.

4

That is, postpone decisions as much as you can. When you uncover your early mistakes, you stand a chance at correcting them, and deploying the corrections.

5

And that's not even counting the heavy procrastinators, such as myself, that will postpone exams even when the doctor asks for them. Which reminds me...

6

I postpone all of this stuff all the time not because I am afraid i could not do them or because they are pushed on me from the outside. I postpone them because I never learned to actually _do_ unpleasant stuff.

7

Should have postpone opening company till we have a paying customer base. Usually a very good idea.

8

Maybe Lockheed is willing to postpone slashing their prices until they are absolutely forced to but by then it may be too late to stop the shift from happening.

9

By 5am, I had a serious headache and the beginning of a cold, and I had to postpone the interview at the last minute. However, this proved to be a very auspicious incident.

10

This shows that we have created something "bigger" than originally expected and therefore we are going to postpone the release of our source code until announced otherwise. Thank you for understanding.

11

Deploying this patent portfolio offensively can only postpone innovation. It's bad for customers, it's bad for the industry, and I'd argue it's bad for humanity.

12

I had heard much good about Postgresql in the past, unfortunately it was also introduced with the spectre of a costly adaptation period, which resulted in making me postpone the move. This time though, I was tempted enough to give it a shot and in that same evening I jumped in.

13

There's a term for when a financial institution is unable to settle deals on the agreed day and needs to postpone - it's called insolvency. Such repeated situations are quite valid reasons to require them to cease operating and liquidate all assets in order to pay out their debts.

14

I think it's short sighted to postpone space exploration simply because we don't have time for it today, or because we don't see the tangible benefit. The point of space exploration from the beginning has been to search for "truth and understanding," [1] a goal so noble that our astronauts risk their lives in pursuit of it.

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\n\nWhich of these family members of yours are gay and decided to postpone equality until prosperity arrives? Would you have hired him to run your startup in 2008\n\nI wouldn't hire someone to run my startup who thinks it's economically wise to increase military spending by $2 trillion.

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The basic premise that man is clever and keeps finding ways to postpone the Malthusian bombs is correct, but it's not just because we keep finding new pockets of resources to exploit, it's because we are getting more efficient at using those resources. Not to mention the fact that the assumption that GDP growth is equal to manufacturing or population growth is wrong.

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My situation wasn't nearly as destitute as that of a lot of people in this country alone, and when I came home from work I wanted--very badly--to blow money I didn't have on cheap comforts and postpone thoughts of tomorrow. Secondly, it's important to acknowledge that even while living with junkies and hauling debris for $10/hr, I was much better off than many in my situation, for reasons that make me much less impressed with riches to rags to riches stories such as you describe.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use postpone in a sentence?

Can’t we postpone all this crap 70 hours and go on what will then be definitive facts?

What does postpone mean?

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

What part of speech is postpone?

postpone is commonly used as verb.