Postponement: alternatives and connections

The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.

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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of…

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To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of…

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The act of delaying; postponement.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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