/pəˈspəʊn ||; posˈpon/verb [T] to arrange that sth will happen at a later time than the time you had planned; to delay 使延期；延迟；延缓: The match was postponed because of water on the pitch. 比赛因球场积水而延期。 ☞Look at cancel. 参看cancel。 ➔postponement noun [C,U]