postponementn.

Brit.

/pəˈspəʊnm(ə)nt/,

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpoʊnm(ə)nt/,

/pəˈspoʊnm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postpone v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < postpone v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier postponing n., postponency n., postponence n.

The action or fact of postponing.

1. Deferment to a later time; a temporary delay or adjournment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun]

longingeOE

bideOE

abodec1225

bodea1300

demura1300

dwella1300

litinga1300

delayc1300

delayingc1300

demurrancec1300

but honec1325

without ensoignec1325

abidec1330

dretchingc1330

dwellingc1330

essoinc1330

tarrying1340

litea1350

delaymenta1393

respitea1393

oversettinga1398

delayancea1400

delitea1400

lingeringa1400

stounding?a1400

sunyiea1400

targea1400

train?a1400

deferring14..

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dayc1405

prolongingc1425

spacec1430

adjourningc1436

retardationc1437

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training1440

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sleuthingc1450

tarry1451

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prorogation1476

oversetc1485

tarriage1488

debaid1489

supersedement1492

superseding1494

off-putting1496

postponing1496

tract1503

dilating1509

sparinga1513

hafting1519

sufferance1523

tracking1524

sticking1525

stay1530

pause1532

protraction1535

tracting1535

protract of time1536

protracting1540

postposition1546

staying1546

procrastination1548

difference1559

surceasing1560

tardation1568

detract1570

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tarryment1575

rejourning1578

detraction1579

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rejournment1579

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temporizing1587

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suspensea1592

procrastinatinga1594

tardance1595

linger1597

forslacking1600

morrowing1602

recess1603

deferment1612

attendance1614

put-off1623

adjournal1627

fristing1637

hanging-up1638

retardment1640

dilatoriness1642

suspension1645

stickagea1647

tardidation1647

transtemporation1651

demurragea1656

prolatation1656

prolation1656

moration1658

perendination1658

offput1730

retardure1751

postponement1757

retard1781

traverse1799

tarrowing1832

mañana1845

temporization1888

procrastinativeness1893

deferral1895

traa dy liooar1897

stalling1927

heel-tapping1949

off-put1970

1757 Hist. Cleanthes & Celemene I. ix. 214 This is only a Reprieve, a short Postponement of my Death, and not a Cure.

1775 T. Jefferson Public Papers ix. 410 A gradual introduction would lessen the inconveniences... Too long a postponement, on the other hand, would increase the difficulties.

1836 H. Taylor Statesman xii. 83 The repetition of acts of postponement on any subject tends more and more to the subjugation of the active power in relation to it.

1868 C. Dickens Let. 17 May (2002) XII. 111 Your lawyer..begged me to tell you that he could have tried the case this month, but sought postponement for two reasons.

1955 R. Macintosh & M. Ostlere Local Analgesia Head & Neck xvi. 119 The resultant rise in intra-ocular tension may necessitate the postponement of the operation.

1994 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Mar. a7/6 When her case went to trial Feb. 17, prosecutors asked for a postponement.

2. The action of placing below or after in rank or order; relegation to a lower or later place in a serial arrangement. In later use chiefly Grammar.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun] > subordination

subordination1595

subordinacy1612

subalternity1620

subordinateness1634

subordinance1642

postposure1656

postponency1668

postponence1755

postponement1830

1830 H. N. Coleridge Introd. Greek Poets 131 That spirit of comparative neglect and postponement with which the maternal relationship was generally treated amongst the Greeks.

1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics §96. 251 That postponement of self to others which constitutes altruism.

1897 H. James in Harper's Weekly 27 Mar. Heaven forbid I should so tie my hands as to hint that form is susceptible of postponement or relegation; all I mean is that our perception of it sometimes may be.

1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. 967 In many cases, the postponed elements no doubt undergo postponement because their length and complexity would otherwise lead to an awkwardly unbalanced sentence.

1990 H. Jackson Gram. & Meaning 251 Postponement brings into ‘end-focus’ position..items that would not normally occur there in the neutral form of a sentence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postponement
释义	postponementn. Brit. /pəˈspəʊnm(ə)nt/, /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpəʊnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpoʊnm(ə)nt/, /pəˈspoʊnm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postpone v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < postpone v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier postponing n., postponency n., postponence n. The action or fact of postponing. 1. Deferment to a later time; a temporary delay or adjournment. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] longingeOE bideOE abodec1225 bodea1300 demura1300 dwella1300 litinga1300 delayc1300 delayingc1300 demurrancec1300 but honec1325 without ensoignec1325 abidec1330 dretchingc1330 dwellingc1330 essoinc1330 tarrying1340 litea1350 delaymenta1393 respitea1393 oversettinga1398 delayancea1400 delitea1400 lingeringa1400 stounding?a1400 sunyiea1400 targea1400 train?a1400 deferring14.. dilation14.. dayc1405 prolongingc1425 spacec1430 adjourningc1436 retardationc1437 prolongation?a1439 training1440 adjournment1445 sleuthingc1450 tarry1451 tarriance1460 prorogation1476 oversetc1485 tarriage1488 debaid1489 supersedement1492 superseding1494 off-putting1496 postponing1496 tract1503 dilating1509 sparinga1513 hafting1519 sufferance1523 tracking1524 sticking1525 stay1530 pause1532 protraction1535 tracting1535 protract of time1536 protracting1540 postposition1546 staying1546 procrastination1548 difference1559 surceasing1560 tardation1568 detract1570 detracting1572 tarryment1575 rejourning1578 detraction1579 longness1579 rejournment1579 holding1581 reprieving1583 cunctation1585 retarding1585 retardance1586 temporizing1587 by and by1591 suspensea1592 procrastinatinga1594 tardance1595 linger1597 forslacking1600 morrowing1602 recess1603 deferment1612 attendance1614 put-off1623 adjournal1627 fristing1637 hanging-up1638 retardment1640 dilatoriness1642 suspension1645 stickagea1647 tardidation1647 transtemporation1651 demurragea1656 prolatation1656 prolation1656 moration1658 perendination1658 offput1730 retardure1751 postponement1757 retard1781 traverse1799 tarrowing1832 mañana1845 temporization1888 procrastinativeness1893 deferral1895 traa dy liooar1897 stalling1927 heel-tapping1949 off-put1970 1757 Hist. Cleanthes & Celemene I. ix. 214 This is only a Reprieve, a short Postponement of my Death, and not a Cure. 1775 T. Jefferson Public Papers ix. 410 A gradual introduction would lessen the inconveniences... Too long a postponement, on the other hand, would increase the difficulties. 1836 H. Taylor Statesman xii. 83 The repetition of acts of postponement on any subject tends more and more to the subjugation of the active power in relation to it. 1868 C. Dickens Let. 17 May (2002) XII. 111 Your lawyer..begged me to tell you that he could have tried the case this month, but sought postponement for two reasons. 1955 R. Macintosh & M. Ostlere Local Analgesia Head & Neck xvi. 119 The resultant rise in intra-ocular tension may necessitate the postponement of the operation. 1994 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Mar. a7/6 When her case went to trial Feb. 17, prosecutors asked for a postponement. 2. The action of placing below or after in rank or order; relegation to a lower or later place in a serial arrangement. In later use chiefly Grammar. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun] > subordination subordination1595 subordinacy1612 subalternity1620 subordinateness1634 subordinance1642 postposure1656 postponency1668 postponence1755 postponement1830 1830 H. N. Coleridge Introd. Greek Poets 131 That spirit of comparative neglect and postponement with which the maternal relationship was generally treated amongst the Greeks. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics §96. 251 That postponement of self to others which constitutes altruism. 1897 H. James in Harper's Weekly 27 Mar. Heaven forbid I should so tie my hands as to hint that form is susceptible of postponement or relegation; all I mean is that our perception of it sometimes may be. 1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. 967 In many cases, the postponed elements no doubt undergo postponement because their length and complexity would otherwise lead to an awkwardly unbalanced sentence. 1990 H. Jackson Gram. & Meaning 251 Postponement brings into ‘end-focus’ position..items that would not normally occur there in the neutral form of a sentence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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