"postpone" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

postpone verbo

postpone + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 25
postpone a decision • postpone plans • postpone one's trip • postpone a vote • postpone action • ...
verbo + postpone
Kolokacji: 9
decide to postpone • keep postponing • agree to postpone • consider postponing • forced to postpone • ...
(1) decide, agree
Kolokacji: 2
(2) keep, force
Kolokacji: 2
1. consider postponing = zastanów się nad odkładaniem consider postponing
2. mean postponing = oznaczaj odkładanie mean postponing
3. suggest postponing = zasugeruj odkładać suggest postponing
4. propose postponing = zaproponuj odkładać propose postponing
  • But in their budget plans released last week, the Democrats supported the initiative - although they proposed postponing the cutoff until 2004.
  • Because of "damp and dismal" weather on Saturday morning, few of the players engaged in sight-seeing and the Toronto team proposed postponing the game until Monday.
  • The hearing effectively ended when the board's two tenant members proposed postponing it until the landlord income and expense report is filed, but they were outvoted.
  • We shall then proceed to the vote, unless you are going to propose postponing the vote, which is a proposal I would, of course, put to the vote.
  • This morning, the President saw fit to propose postponing Mr Ferri' s report.
  • That is why I propose postponing the vote on the legislative resolution.
  • This indicates to us that you propose postponing controversial or difficult issues.
  • We propose postponing the vote on his appointment, for the simple reason that the referendum in Ireland is due to be held in 22 days' time.
  • On the contrary, we should support the reports which propose postponing discharge.
  • In July 2008 the Iraqi Election Commission proposed postponing the elections until December because delays in passing the election law had left too little time to prepare.
5. recommend postponing = poleć odkładanie recommend postponing
postpone + preposición
Kolokacji: 19
postponed until • postponed for • postponed from • postponed to • postpone on • ...
postpone + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 12
postponed indefinitely • repeatedly postponed • postponed twice • later postponed • merely postpone • ...

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