"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 • ...
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 • ...
4. later postponed = później odłożyć later postponed
6. abruptly postpone = nagle odłóż abruptly postpone
  • Last month, Zahir abruptly postponed his scheduled return to the country amid concerns about his security.
  • In February 2005, Rice abruptly postponed a visit to Egypt, reflecting displeasure at the jailing of a leading opposition figure, Ayman Nour.
  • But the United States abruptly postponed a meeting of the Security Council called to vote on the resolution today, saying it needed time to negotiate futher changes.
  • Nielsen Media Research on Tuesday abruptly postponed until June plans to change the way it gathers local television ratings in New York, the country's biggest market.
  • Most of them had gotten over their initial grouchiness at having their leave abruptly postponed but whatever their feelings they were now rostered for trail-duty just like their hosts.
  • The court trying Saddam Hussein abruptly postponed the resumption of the trial on Tuesday, in a surprise announcement that appeared to be related to behind-the-scenes conflict among the judges.
  • Some analysts had wondered whether this bilateral deficit had declined at all after Japan this week abruptly postponed reporting its December trade figures until next week.
  • To know: Unable to gather enough support from within their party, Republican leaders abruptly postponed a vote on John Boehner's debt-ceiling proposal.
  • House Republicans abruptly postponed a vote on their foreign aid bill last night when it became swamped in amendments.
  • But she abruptly postponed the call after White House officials leveled their public criticisms.
8. effectively postpone = skutecznie odłóż effectively postpone
9. postponed once = odłożony raz postponed once
10. continually postponed = ciągle odłożyć continually postponed
(2) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2

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