Postpone
/ˌpɒstˈpoʊn/noun
To delay or put off until a later time.
Did you know?Postpone comes from Latin post- (“after”) + ponere (“to place”), the same ancient root behind words like position and deposit, so it’s basically a command to move something in time.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
post-
“after, behind”
Latin
Latin
ponere
“to place, set, put”
Late Latin
Latin
postponere
“to put after; defer”
15th Century
English
postpone
“to put off to a later time”
Modern English
English
postpone
“to delay or defer”