2. Adjective. Done later than originally planned; delayed. ¹
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Definition of Postponed
1. postpone [v] - See also: postpone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Postponed
Literary usage of Postponed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Hartford Convention: With a Review of the Policy of the by Theodore Dwight (1833)
"The Convention resumed the consideration of the report of the committee which
was postponed in the forenoon. After spending the afternoon in discussing the ..."
2. History of the Hartford Convention: With a Review of the Policy of the by Theodore Dwight (1833)
"The Convention resumed the consideration of the report of the committee which
was postponed in the forenoon. After spending the afternoon in discussing the ..."
3. The History of England, from the Revolution of 1688, to the Death of George by Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"Bill against Atheism and Immorality postponed—Session closed—Alliance between Great
... After a vehement debate, the bill was postponed to a long day, ..."
4. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by Francis N. Thorpe, United States (1909)
"... 1909, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, and if such election or
elections are delayed or postponed on account of any injunction or legal ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... and after choosing Mr. John Thurman chairman, proposed attempting to get the
business intended for next Monday, postponed until the twentieth of April; ..."