"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 • ...
(3) trip, visit
Kolokacji: 2
(5) purchase, payment, repayment
Kolokacji: 3
(6) surgery, time, thing
Kolokacji: 3
1. postpone surgery = odłóż operację postpone surgery
  • Augustus had attempted to postpone surgery until after the season, but the pain was too difficult to play through.
  • Lacking health insurance, she is postponing surgery to remove a stomach tumor.
  • It was reported that he postponed surgery to complete the film.
  • Deng decided to postpone surgery and play the rest of the season through the pain.
  • Still, on the first full day of operations, several people opted to stay away, postponing or canceling surgery.
  • And some may be needlessly postponing surgery as a result.
  • Among the 74 patients counseled to continue medical therapy and postpone surgery, 60 took the advice.
  • Cameron and the Mets would prefer to postpone surgery until after the season.
  • Many men using the drug may be able to postpone or avoid surgery for the common ailment.
  • But believe it or not, some people have criticized me for that, too, saying I'm making a mistake postponing surgery.
2. postpone times = odłóż czasy postpone times
3. postpone things = odłóż rzeczy postpone things
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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