postponement

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. act of putting off to a future time
• Syn:
deferment, deferral
• Derivationally related forms:
defer (for: deferral), defer (for: deferment), postpone
• Hypernyms:
delay, holdup
• Hyponyms:
adjournment
2. time during which some action is awaited
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
• Syn:
delay, hold, time lag, wait
• Derivationally related forms:
wait (for: wait), hold (for: hold), delay (for: delay)
• Hypernyms:
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
• Hyponyms:
extension, moratorium, retardation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deferment, deferral, delay, hold, time lag, wait