"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 • ...
1. postpone a decision = odłożyć decyzję, odraczać decyzję postpone a decision
2. postpone a vote = odroczyć głosowanie postpone a vote
4. postpone voting = odłóż głosowanie postpone voting
  • The two-hour session was purely ceremonial, because continuing problems with delegate registration forced officials to postpone voting for a day.
  • But by early evening, the principle negotiators had failed to reach a deal and Democrats decided to postpone further voting until next Tuesday.
  • The White House and the committee have now agreed to postpone voting on the nomination, which gives time for reflection on Mr. Tower's candidacy.
  • The Government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi asked the Council to postpone voting on the British and American resolution.
  • But the international organization overseeing the elections postponed local voting at least until December because of widespread irregularities in registration.
  • Mr. Stein, still wavering, asked to postpone voting until Feb. 11.
  • A month before election she threatened to introduce a state of emergency, and as a result postpone voting if parties escalated tensions in the country.
  • Is there any objection to Mr Watson' s request on behalf of his committee to postpone voting on the resolution on the Echelon system until the April part-session?
  • That is why we wanted to postpone voting on the resolution until the September part-session.
  • Technical reasons cannot be used to postpone voting on reports which have serious repercussions for European citizens.
(3) trip, visit
Kolokacji: 2
(5) purchase, payment, repayment
Kolokacji: 3
(6) surgery, time, thing
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + postpone
Kolokacji: 9
decide to postpone • keep postponing • agree to postpone • consider postponing • forced to postpone • ...
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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