postponed
adj. · v.-
1 delayed to a later time (adj.) B1 Intermediatehappening later than first planned because the time or date was changed.
occurring at a later time than originally scheduled; often used as a predicative adjective.
ExampleThe postponed meeting will now take place next Tuesday at noon.
ExampleThe postponed match was eventually played under floodlights, though the pitch remained saturated from the earlier storms.
PitfallThe match was postponed because of the rain.The match was postponed due to the rain.While 'because of' is grammatically correct, 'due to' or 'owing to' are more common collocations in formal announcements about postponements.
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2 moved to a later date (v.) B1 Intermediatethe past action of moving an event to a later time.
the past tense or past participle form of the transitive verb 'postpone', meaning to put off to a later time.
ExampleThey postponed the wedding until the following summer.
ExampleThe board members postponed the vote until they could review the final financial audit in its entirety.
UsageThis verb is transitive and requires a direct object, often a noun phrase or a gerund.
- put off
- delayed
- brought forward