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postponimento
[pɔs.po.ni.ˈmẽ.tu]
noun
masculine
pl: postponimentos
postponement, delay
1.
The act or fact of putting something off to a later time; deferment
The postponement of the meeting was announced yesterday.
O postponimento da reunião foi anunciado ontem.
2.
A period of time by which something is delayed
There was a two-week postponement before the event could be rescheduled.
Houve um postponimento de duas semanas antes que o evento pudesse ser remarcado.
Synonyms
adiamento
demora
dilação
protelação
atraso
Antonyms
antecipação
adiantamento
execução
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
adiamento
more commonly used term in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
adiamento
preferred term in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
postponimento indefinido - indefinite postponement
sujeito a postponimento - subject to postponement
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