English to Icelandic Meaning of postpone - fresta

Postpone :
fresta

fresta, hætta, frestað, halda yfir, bíddu, sveima, seinkun, að baki, Linger, uppstokkun burt, fara yfir

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Definitions of postpone in English
Verb(1) hold back to a later time
Examples of postpone in English
(1) Meanwhile the council is planning to postpone the introduction of recycling schemes for flats.(2) Worries about crime led councillors to postpone a decision on a leisure trail on a former railway.(3) Meetings have been postponed for the summer months.(4) She requires several more surgeries but they have been indefinitely postponed due to financial constraints.(5) And every day we read about delays, postponements , difficulties in the trial, terrible security problems.(6) As she waits on the mainland for the arrival of her fiancÔö£┬«, the fog rolls in, postponing any traffic to or from the island that evening.(7) Lawyers have another two hours to file briefs for and against postponing the October 7 recall.(8) It is important to note that the postponements or adjournments were all with the consent of the appellant, as we have already observed.(9) In a way, this can be expected with the number of delays, postponements and redesigns the game went through.(10) The Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that 80 per cent of health related conditions in old age are preventable or postponable if corrected in time.(11) In addition, there is the Treasury pressure, acute at the moment, to look critically at all avoidable or postponable expenditure (there is a war, of uncertain scope and duration, to be paid for).(12) They keep postponing it, and even their promises are not being fulfilled.(13) These factors can easily lead to delays or postponements that simply don't happen with other clients.(14) The delays and postponements could have affected our team in a bad way.(15) If millions of postal votes have to be verified, postponing the forming of a new government - so be it.(16) The Prime Minister postponing the announcement of the election for 24 hours was a good one as well.
Related Phrases of postpone
(1) to postpone ::
að fresta
(2) postpone a date ::
fresta dagsetningu
Synonyms
Verb
2. delay ::
seinkun
3. defer ::
fresta
4. reschedule ::
reschedule
5. adjourn ::
frestað
6. shelve ::
hilluna
7. put over ::
setja yfir
8. take a rain check on ::
taka rigning kíkja á
9. put on ice ::
sett á ís
10. put on the back burner ::
setja á hakanum
11. remit ::
Verkefni
Different Forms
postpone, postponed, postponement, postponements, postpones, postponing
Word Example from TV Shows
(chuckling): There's no way he's gonna let us postpone this wedding.

(chuckling): There's no way he's gonna let us POSTPONE this wedding.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 23

coming in here and demanding that we postpone this thing.

coming in here and demanding that we POSTPONE this thing.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 23

postpone this wedding. Well, we tried.

POSTPONE this wedding. Well, we tried.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 24

Can't we just postpone it till the spring?

Can't we just POSTPONE it till the spring?

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 15

Now that the time has come to reciprocate, you want to postpone.

Now that the time has come to reciprocate, you want to POSTPONE.

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4

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