postponement
nounEtymology From postpone + -ment.
1
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
- The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
- The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development.1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4:
- Synonyms
- cunctation, hold-up
- Derived terms
- nonpostponement