Postpone vs. Delay
Postponeverb
To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
Postponeverb
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 a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.
Postponeverb
To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.
Postponeverb
hold back to a later time;
Postponeverb
cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled
Delaynoun
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Delaynoun
(music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
Delayverb
To put off until a later time; to defer.
Delayverb
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
Delayverb
(obsolete) To allay; to temper.
Delayverb
(obsolete) To dilute, temper.
Delayverb
(obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
Delaynoun
A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
Delayverb
To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
Delayverb
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
Delayverb
To allay; to temper.
Delayverb
To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
Delaynoun
time during which some action is awaited;
Delaynoun
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Delayverb
cause to be slowed down or delayed;
Delayverb
act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
Delayverb
stop or halt;
Delayverb
slow the growth or development of;
Delayverb
make (someone or something) late or slow
Delayverb
be late or slow; loiter
Delayverb
postpone or defer (an action)
Delaynoun
a period of time by which something is late or postponed
Delaynoun
the action of delaying or being delayed
Delaynoun
the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception.
Delaynoun
an electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal.
