🇬🇧🇪🇸 postpone - posponer : English Lesson

Meaning of "postpone" ("posponer"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Postpone means to arrange for something to happen at a later time than originally planned. It involves delaying an event, meeting, or activity to a future date or time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I planned to do my homework, but then I postponed it because, well… naps are important.

I tried to postpone my bedtime, but my mom said, “Nice try, kid!”

The teacher postponed the math test, and the whole class cheered like we won the lottery.

I wanted to postpone cleaning my room until next year, but apparently, that’s not allowed.

We had to postpone our soccer game because the field turned into a giant mud puddle.

Rain falls. We wanted a picnic, but we must postpone it. We postpone the walk to the park, we postpone the cake, we postpone the games, we postpone the songs. Little Tom is sad, then he sees a warm cup of tea. He smiles. We will play and eat tomorrow after we postpone it.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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