postpone UK /pəʊstˈpəʊn/US /poʊstˈpoʊn/ verb2 •To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. •(no longer used) To place after in order; to deem less important.Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria? — 1687 formspostponed · postponing · postpones